Amid weeks of heated rhetoric and misogyny-charged threats and attacks in the gaming world, many members of the gaming industry have publicly signed on to a petition asking for tolerance and acceptance in the larger community.

"We believe that everyone, no matter what gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or disability has the right to play games, criticize games and make games without getting harassed or threatened," Spaces of Play's Andreas Zecher wrote in an open letter on Medium.

"It is the diversity of our community that allows games to flourish. If you see threats of violence or harm in comments on Steam, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook or reddit, please take a minute to report them on the respective sites," the letter says. "If you see hateful, harassing speech, take a public stand against it and make the gaming community a more enjoyable space to be in."

Zecher has asked gaming industry members to write in with their names and organizations to be counted as supporters, and as of this writing over 2,100 have done so. While the signatories so far include a large number of independent developers and students, Zecher's letter has also drawn public support from developers at major studios like BioWare, Crystal Dynamics, Double Fine, Epic Games, DICE, Electronic Arts, Harmonix, Infinity Ward, Insomniac Games, Microsoft, Riot Games, Rockstar North, Sony Computer Entertainment, Telltale, Ubisoft, OculusVR, Zenimax, and more. A few journalists have also signed on, from outlets such as Eurogamer, Destructoid, IGN, and Polygon.

This shouldn't be mistaken as official corporate support for this anti-harassment message from these organizations, but the sheer number and range of signatories from within the industry is a loud, public statement against a vitriolic element of the community that has grown louder in recent weeks.