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Between December 5, 2008 and December 5, 2009

New Team Pages Have Arrived, New User Rankings Coming Soon

Hey everyone, It's Bryan from Bleacher Report here. There are two important announcements for me to make today. First, you have probably noticed the new Team Pages that we just pushed to the site...

Written by Community Matters about 3 months ago 404 reads 43 comments
An Address to the Wrestling Community

Before I begin, allow me to say the following: Shane Howard has come to terms with Jason Le Blanc as of several weeks ago. He wishes JLB the best in his future endeavors. Now that I have gotten my WWE on, allow me to get serious for a bit...

Written by Shane H. about 3 months ago 377 reads 51 comments
Sports and STEM: What Are the Ramifications?

Some of you might have noticed a new article tag on Bleacher Report. It is called “Sports and STEM.” Just what is it, when can it be applied, and why was it created? What ...

Written by Leroy Watson about 3 months ago 258 reads 68 comments
Where Did Pick Of The Day Go?

Pick of the Day is not going away. Not even close. We have gotten several emails from users asking about this very important part of Bleacher Report, and the founding team wants to make sure that people are on the same page...

Written by Community Matters about 4 months ago 213 reads 33 comments
CBS Releases NFL Correspondent List

Want to congratulate the Bleacher Creature who scored a correspondent job with your favorite team? Want to know if the guy who edged you out is any good? Now you can. The list hit the Web in a CBS press release yesterday...

Written by Marino Eccher about 4 months ago 60 reads 0 comments
The Bleacher Report Fantasy Sports Championship: Update No. 1 Current Teams

Well my idea for the first ever Bleacher Report Fantasy Sports Fantasy Championship has had mixed reviews, but after six days we are halfway through the qualifying process and almost half of ...

Written by chase ruttig about 4 months ago 84 reads 23 comments
Introducing B/R's New Comment Rating System

As we continue to spend our days mapping out the new Rewards and Reputations system on Bleacher Report (along with the various pages and features the new system will affect), we've come to an ...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 286 reads 15 comments
Private Messaging Has Arrived!

You asked for it—you got it.Introducing Bleacher Report Private Messaging, for any and all Creature-to-Creature exchanges that don’t need to be publicly broadcasted...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 165 reads 17 comments
MyB/R Gets a Facelift

Some of you may have noticed the new and improved MyB/R and the “Track Article” button that is now beneath each and every Bleacher Report article...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 127 reads 7 comments
Please Donate To The Josiah Herring Funeral Fund

This post is a follow-up to the tragedy I spoke of last week which befell upon the family of beloved Bleacher Creature Gray Ghost (Dean Herring)...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 185 reads 8 comments
Bleacher Report Introduces Its New Front Page

Hey everyone, You might have noticed that the front page has been redesigned. This is yet another exciting step for the Open Source Network in solidifying Bleacher Report’s position as the web’s home for fan-generated sports content...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 385 reads 36 comments
Mourning a Loss in the B/R Family

Yesterday, May 20, at 12:22 a.m., Josiah Herring walked through the gates of heaven. He died painlessly of a malignant brain tumor that was diagnosed about a month ago. He was four years of age...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 658 reads 121 comments
Community Matters: Cheerleaders and "Sexy Slideshows"

In recent months, we’ve started seeing increasingly more pop culture oriented content on Bleacher Report. The articles that have gotten by far the most attention are the Sweet Mo Slideshows...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 372 reads 21 comments
Writer Rankings: The Community Speaks Out, The Company Responds

Unless you've been living in a hole for the past few weeks, you've surely seen the debate raging on about our Community's Writer Rankings. In case you missed it: check out this, this, this, this, this, and this...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 452 reads 49 comments
An Introduction to Community Matters

As online communities expand, prevailing site cultures that once seemed immovable are increasingly put at risk. The bigger the Community gets, the harder it becomes to both maintain order and serve each and every user in an individual sense...

Written by Community Matters about 6 months ago 708 reads 124 comments

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Community Matters Article Archive

New Team Pages Have Arrived, New User Rankings Coming Soon

An Address to the Wrestling Community

Sports and STEM: What Are the Ramifications?

Where Did Pick Of The Day Go?

CBS Releases NFL Correspondent List

The Bleacher Report Fantasy Sports Championship: Update No. 1 Current Teams

Introducing B/R's New Comment Rating System

Private Messaging Has Arrived!

MyB/R Gets a Facelift

Please Donate To The Josiah Herring Funeral Fund

Bleacher Report Introduces Its New Front Page

Mourning a Loss in the B/R Family

Community Matters: Cheerleaders and "Sexy Slideshows"

Writer Rankings: The Community Speaks Out, The Company Responds

An Introduction to Community Matters

About B/R

Writing for B/R

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