Hi. It's Ian here. Welcome to the Community News section. This is the lounge or rec room of the online community. No agenda's here. Just a place to visit from time to time in order to catch up with colleagues.

When the Sport Matters Group gets together offline, it often takes the time to check in on how we work together and how we communicate with each other. The Sport Matters Group believes that our words tell our story. And our story is who we are.

As a result of its voluntary participation and broad perspective, the Sport Matters Group has developed a definite culture, which respects and encourages:

peer-level relationships

openness

meritocracy (the merit of an idea, not where it came from)

the messenger

regular attention to its norms and values of operation

Anyways, that's about as close as we can get to an editorial policy. Lots of room in here for your best ideas. Dive in using the Message Board above and tell us what you think.