Editorial policy

This page explains who makes TypingSpark, how its pages and exercises are created and checked, and how changes and corrections are handled.

Who is responsible

TypingSpark is operated by RHMC, who decides what is published. The site has no staff writers and no named expert reviewers, and no page claims one. You can reach us at INFO@rhmc.ca.

How pages and exercises are created

Pages, typing passages, lessons, workplace scenarios, code samples and the software itself were drafted with an AI writing and coding assistant (Claude, made by Anthropic), following the site owner's instructions. AI is used to write, not to judge your typing: the coach's advice is a set of fixed rules applied to your own keystrokes.

Before each release, automated checks confirm that the speed and accuracy formulas give the published results, that each lesson uses only the keys taught so far, that every link works, that no two pages share a title or description, and that structured data matches what is on the page. Things automated checks cannot judge, such as the wording of translated pages and the job speed figures, are kept on a list for a person to review.

Originality and licences

• Every passage, story, email, clinic note, legal clause, dictation and code sample was written for TypingSpark. Nothing is copied from books, song lyrics, news articles or other typing sites.
• Word lists are made of common everyday words, which are not owned by anyone. Well-known pangrams such as "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" are traditional phrases.
• Names, companies, addresses, phone numbers (in ranges reserved for fiction) and email addresses (at example.com) in exercises are invented.
• The fonts are licensed under the SIL Open Font License; the licence files are served with them.

Accuracy and limits

• The definitions behind every number (a word is five characters; net WPM subtracts one word per minute for each uncorrected error) are the conventions used by typing tests and employers, and are set out with worked examples on how typing speed is measured.
• Typing speeds suggested for jobs are typical ranges, given as practice targets. They are not the requirements of any particular employer, and employers set their own tests.
• Medical and legal texts are office paperwork for typing practice, not medical or legal advice.
• Results are measured in your own browser and are self-reported. Certificates and result codes prove that TypingSpark issued a figure, not who typed it.

Corrections and changes

If you find a mistake, write to us using the contact page. Confirmed mistakes are fixed in the next release. A page's "last updated" date changes only when its content changes; dates are never changed just to make a page look new. Pages are not added in bulk: each page has to do something different from the others.

Advertising and independence

Advertising pays for the site. Ads never affect results, are never placed inside the typing area or next to the buttons that start, stop or restart a test, and nothing on the site rewards you for clicking them. There are no affiliate links. TypingSpark is not affiliated with any employer, school board, testing company or keyboard maker.

Release history

• 18 October 2026 (v1.8): every test page explains its own score with a worked example instead of a shared paragraph; ads moved away from result and game buttons; children's pages tag ad requests for child-directed treatment; this editorial policy; automatic quality checks before each release.
• 18 October 2026 (v1.7): multi-part job assessments, spreadsheet, document editing and audio transcription tasks, friend challenges, teaching units and an embeddable test.
• 15 October 2026 (v1.5 and v1.6): more tests, games and guides; every public page can be found in search.
• October 2026 (v1.0 to v1.4): launch with tests, lessons, practice, games and teacher tools; optional accounts; online classes; French, Spanish and German test pages.