Spoiler Warning: Self-indulgent, over-dramatic speech ahead. Refreshments will be served in the lobby following the production.

When I founded Community Contributions back in September, my intent was to create a union to spotlight individuals in GameSpot's community and their efforts to make visiting this site a more enjoyable experience. We tried to focus on intelligent forum discussion, editorial blog content, and GameSpot's player review system. Since then, for better or for worse, we've come to rely on the community's reviews for our bread and butter. It's been an absolute joy to serve as the union's leader during this growth period and help it become what it is today.

However, effective today, I am announcing my resignation as the leader of Community Contributions. A number of sudden changes in my personal life have kept me away from my duties here. Working in emergency medicine, my schedule is not necessarily my own. I'll be starting my final year of graduate coursework soon as well, and it would be unfair of me to remain in my current position as leader when my heart simply isn't in it anymore. It's been an honor and a pleasure, but I feel like I've lost sight of why I started Community Contributions in the first place. I encourage thoughtful forum discussion, yet I haven't meaningfully contributed in quite some time. I pour over player reviews on the site, yet I haven't written one myself in months. And I haven't written a meaningful blog entry or editorial for GamerWithin since last year. While I will remain on the CCU staff as an officer and ReviewSpotting author, I will be shifting my focus on GameSpot to my new duties as a site moderator and my personal goals for writing reviews and editorial content. Draqq_Zyxorian, our lead officer, will be taking my place as the leader of Community Contributions. The union would not be what it is today if it weren't for his tireless (and often sleepless) efforts.

I'd like to thank everyone who reads and contributes to ReviewSpotting each week. Our union thrives on your support, and I'm looking forward to watching it grow. We've got plenty of changes to the union and improvements for ReviewSpotting coming up, so be sure to stay tuned.