An Introduction to Community Matters

We cannot afford to take anything for granted. This culture that we’ve worked so hard to create is not a given, by any means.

All of us need to step up to the plate right now at this crucial time in the history of Bleacher Report. The site cannot continue to grow at the rate that it has if the community falls by the wayside.

It all begins with communication. Bleacher Report, like any venture, may fall short of all of our ambitious expectations in the long run.

But I’ll be damned if it does so because we didn’t find the time to sit down and talk.

Hence why I started this column, Community Matters. This is where the intersection between "Bleacher Report: The Company," and "Bleacher Report: The Community" shall occur.

The Founders—along with the rest of those lucky enough to work full time in this office—spend a good portion of our lives figuring out how to improve BleacherReport.com.

Going forward, I plan to write posts on a regular basis that keep all of you in the loop with where we’re spending our time and energy. We’ll be more transparent about what Community behaviors we want to encourage, what new features are coming, and how existing features are being improved.  

I want to tell you about the amazing people we’ve hired, and why you should care.

I want to give you the Company take on the major issues affecting the Community.

I want us get to a point where you guys trust that, even when it appears we’re sitting on our laurels and not dealing with a pressing problem, we’re in fact working our butts off and using all of our resources to find the best possible solution.

Please use the comment threads below my posts to share your thoughts. I should be up-front with the fact that, in all likelihood, I’m not necessarily going to be able to respond to every comment.

But you have my word that I will read every comment—and not for my own personal amusement, but because your feedback is essential to the business decisions we make each and every day.

The future of Bleacher Report looks to be an amazingly bright one, but we have zero chance of realizing our potential without a full commitment from the members of our staff and Community alike.

It’s time for us to talk, gang. Let’s rock ’n’ roll. 

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