credibility surface

Methodology

5 pages · 3 categories

Every number on this site has a documented method. If we change how something is calculated, the page below records the change with the date.

Last revised 3d agoEditors →About PTK →

Editorial

2 pages

How we report stories
Source ingestion, deduplication, clustering, drafting, and the human approval step before anything goes live.
Updated 3d ago
Source trust tiers
How we classify sources as Official, Reported, or Signal — and what each means for what we publish.
Updated 3d ago

Rankings

2 pages

Paddles

1 page

PTK paddle ratings
How our editors score paddles across power, control, spin, and pop — including session counts and disclosure.
Updated 3d ago

next step

The trust surface

Methodology pages are one slice. The editors who write under PTK bylines, plus the source attribution on every story, complete the credibility picture.

Bylines

Editors →

Every story has a named editor. Bios, expertise, and bylined archive.

Mission

About PTK →

Editorial standards, sourcing principles, and what we never do.

In practice

The newsroom →

Every published story carries source citations and a sourcing summary at the byline.

Methodology

Editorial

How we report stories

Source trust tiers

Rankings

PPA Tour rankings

DUPR ratings

Paddles

PTK paddle ratings

The trust surface