Yeah, I wasn't trying to pick a fight or anything, but I think we both interpreted each other's meanings differently.
I'll agree with this.
I think my point is more: Just because you're doing something on a skateboard, that doesn't necessarily make you a skateboarder.
And to adjust what I said earlier, longboarders aren't skateboarders because longboards aren't skateboards. The same way that ripsticks aren't skateboards, and neither are these:
Longboarding is kind of like skateboarding, but with training wheels.