Much love and respect to my dear friends and colleagues on this very special day. Community managers are clearly some of the best people in the world, and that's a fact.

So thank you for your support, inspiration and innovations. I'm your biggest fan!

Best,
Troy

As inspired by the ever inspiring Sanya Weathers, I make this pledge on behalf of my Community Team, and Carbine Studios.

If you’re young and LGBT, I want you to know that gaming is getting better. In any community that I run, you will not be called names if you choose to be open about your identity and orientation. I will not allow the use of homophobic slurs, either at you or near you. I will not work for an employer who does not have my back on this. My forums are a safe place where you are not “other.” You are not alone. You are, always and forever, one of us.

Best,
Troy

Check out her blog post here: http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/201...egins-with-us/

Feel free to share a link to your own pledge in the comments. My thanks to Sanya for this morning's early inspiration.

Hello CMG Members!

As part of our mission to highlight the brilliance that is our CMG membership, we're exploring the the idea of working with you to publish articles, opinion pieces, research and more! Have something to say? Want to tell the CMG membership what's on your mind? Want to tell people what they should think?

Well- this is the place for you. Hell, we're even committed to pimping your work to enthusiast gaming outlets for you!

If you think you've got something interesting to share, send a note to communitymanagersgroup@gmail.com or post a comment to this thread!

Best,
Troy

Looking to join the CMG? Know another Community Manager that you would like to see join in the fun? Look no further! Read the below to see if you are eligible for membership and then follow the registration steps to join.

Who can become a member?
All professionals within the gaming industry that work in the community management field are eligible for membership.

What are the membership fees?
Currently there are no membership fees for the Community Managers Group. This may change in time as the association grows and offers more to its members but currently the CMG is free to join.

Registration Process
Applicants can simply click here to begin the registration process. Note that the CMG Administration must approve all accounts before it is given access to the private sections of the Community Management Group. If you are not an individual within the community management field of the gaming industry, your account will be declined and deleted.

During registration, you will be asked to give various details. This will be used to verify who you are; some of this information will be viewable by other members of the Community Managers Group to better recognize you. At the same time, some of this information will be private and only viewable by the CMG Administration; fields such as this will be annotated with "This is a private field and only viewable by the CMG Administration".

If you have any questions before registering, do not hesitate to Contact Us. If you meet the criteria and are ready to sign up, you can start the process by clicking here.