Contact

The contact page for Hobbies Authority (hobbiesauthority.com) provides the information needed to reach the editorial and administrative office for inquiries related to content, research, corrections, partnership requests, and professional submissions. Accurate, well-structured messages receive faster routing and more precise responses than general or incomplete ones.

What to include in your message

Effective contact requests share at least 4 discrete elements that allow the receiving team to triage and route the message without a back-and-forth clarification exchange.

1. Subject category — Identify whether the inquiry concerns editorial content, a factual correction, a research citation, a professional partnership, a licensing question, or an administrative matter. Each category is routed to a different review process.
2. Specific page or topic reference — Where the inquiry relates to published content, include the exact page title or URL path. For example, a question about scope coverage differences between Outdoor Recreation Activities and Seasonal Recreation Activities requires different handling than a general question about the site's recreation taxonomy.
3. Supporting documentation — Correction requests must include the specific claim believed to be inaccurate, the replacement information, and a named public source supporting the correction. Unsourced correction requests are not actionable.
4. Contact details — A valid reply-to email address is required. Messages submitted without a return address cannot receive a response. Phone numbers are optional but useful for time-sensitive partnership discussions.
5. Organizational affiliation — Professional and institutional inquiries should state the sender's organization, role, and any relevant credential or publication relationship. This is not required for general public inquiries but accelerates routing for press, research, and licensing requests.

The distinction between a correction request and an editorial suggestion matters operationally. A correction addresses a verifiable factual error — a misattributed statistic, a mislabeled regulatory body, an outdated legal reference. An editorial suggestion proposes coverage expansion, new topic categories, or changes in framing that reflect preference rather than verifiable error. These two types follow separate review workflows and carry different expected response timelines.

Response expectations

Response times vary by inquiry category. The general framework is:

• Factual correction requests: reviewed within 10 business days. If a correction is validated against a named public source, the affected page is updated and the submitter is notified.
• Partnership and licensing inquiries: initial acknowledgment within 5 business days; substantive response within 15 business days depending on the scope of the proposal.
• Research and citation requests: 10–15 business days, depending on the depth of source review required.
• General public inquiries: reviewed in order of receipt; no guaranteed timeline for non-urgent questions.

Messages that are incomplete — missing a subject category, a return address, or a specific page reference where one is required — are queued for clarification rather than processing. This extends effective response time by an average of 5–7 additional business days in most cases.

Automated replies confirming message receipt are not generated. The absence of an immediate response does not indicate the message was not received.

Additional contact options

Direct email is the primary contact channel for the majority of inquiry types. For inquiries where structured documentation is involved — such as content licensing, syndication requests, or formal corrections with supporting reference materials — email allows file attachments and a documented exchange thread.

Media and press inquiries from accredited journalists or institutional researchers differ from general editorial requests in one key respect: press requests may require faster turnaround when tied to a publication deadline. Including a publication name, story context, and deadline date in the initial message allows professionals in the field to assess whether the timeline is feasible before committing to a response. Requests from named outlets affiliated with recognized press organizations receive priority routing.

For topics covered across the site's structured taxonomy — including the Recreation Communities and Clubs directory, the National Recreation Programs and Resources reference section, or the Recreation Statistics and Trends data pages — inquiries referencing specific named sources or datasets are more efficiently resolved than open-ended subject requests.

How to reach this office

Primary contact channel: Email is the standard method for all inquiry types described above. The administrative contact address is listed in the site footer, which is populated by the publishing template and reflects the current operational address for this domain.

Mailing correspondence: Physical mail is accepted for formal legal notices, print publication permissions requests, and documented institutional correspondence. The mailing address is provided in the site footer. Physical mail is not monitored on a daily basis; parties requiring timely responses should use email as the primary channel and use physical mail only where a paper record is legally or institutionally required.

Office hours: Administrative review occurs Monday through Friday during standard business hours in the US Eastern time zone. Inquiries received after 5:00 PM Eastern on Fridays, or on federal holidays, enter the queue at the start of the next business day.

Inquiries that do not fit the categories above — including requests covered by the Recreation Frequently Asked Questions page or scope questions addressed in the How It Works reference section — are more efficiently resolved by consulting those published resources before submitting a contact request.