MeetFighters News

Dear Fighters,

I am happy to announce that the new site engine is now live, and seems to be functioning OK.

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the beta testing for more than 10 minutes. Still, some bugs surely remain, and I am fixing them as they are reported. The good news is that the new engine has a lot of new features:

• Tracker/2014-02-09: "Searching the database." Going back in the browser history to the search result list will not clear the list.
• Tracker/2014-01-13: Recommendations are prettier, looking like speech bubbles. This makes it clearer who is recommending whom (or not).
• Tracker/2013-07-22 2: Profiles are limited to 10 photos (20 for donating members). This helps profiles load faster and saves bandwidth for mobile users. Nothing of value is lost: photos over the limit simply spill over to the gallery, only one click away.
• Tracker/2013-04-10: "Abuse flags should be more clear about their direction". Recommendations are now color coded for your convenience. (Apologies to the colorblind.)
• Tracker/2013-04-08 2: "Meetings don't move in calendar". The meeting feature received a few bugfixes and will hopefully be easier to use.
• Tracker/2013-01-01 4: It is now possible to attach multiple photos to a message. You can upload them or select them from your uploaded photos.
• Tracker/2012-12-09: The mobile version of the site received a bunch of improvements, including a better layout and menu system.
• Tracker/2012-12-07: Searching is improved in many ways. There is a "simple" search form for quick queries.
• Tracker/2012-10-12 3: "Search for keywords". You can enter a keyword to search for, either using the search field on the top of the page, or going to the search page.
• Easier previews and editing help for profile introductions, comments, blog entries, etc.
• Text formatting rules are a bit easier.

Internally, the code received a lot of cleanup and polish. Hopefully this huge undertaking will help keep the site fresh and useful for everybody.

In unrelated news, it was reported that our friendly rival site, GlobalFight was victim of a rather severe hack. It is recommended to change your password immediately if you are using the same password here as you do on GF.

Happy wrestling,
Admin.

Hello everyone,

I am working on the next version of the site engine. It's going to be great: faster and more versatile than the present one. It will feature a much improved search engine, it will allow multiple attachments in messages, it will make shoes for orphans! (OK, that last one is not true.)

This is a request to "senior" site members, who know the site inside and out, to try the new site and report any bugs that you find. Apply with management here!

On an unrelated note, Happy Easter!

Admin

Heartbleed (aka CVE-2014-0160) is a security vulnerability in some versions of the open-source OpenSSL cryptography library. This news post is disclosure of MeetFighters' vulnerability to this exploit.

MeetFighters had a vulnerable version of OpenSSL at the time when the exploit was publicized. :( We have replaced the vulnerable version of OpenSSL with a fixed version the next day.

Who is affected?

Anyone logging in to MeetFighters with https (https://www.meetfighters.com/ instead of http://www.meetfighters.com/).

Was any information stolen?

Unknown, Heartbleed is untraceable. We do not see any suspicious activity, but cannot be sure that no information was stolen.

What do I do?

Change your password if you have been using https to access MeetFighters. Also change your password if you use the same password on another site that was/is vulnerable to Heartbleed.

Admin

I realize that it's been a while since the last piece site news. Here's a bit of an update.

I am working on the next generation of site code, based on a new engine. It's a lot of work and I expect to finish it late spring. The new site will look and feel very much like the present one, with a few enhancements and fixing of some longstanding bugs. I am very excited about this project because the new codebase will allow me to add new features or fix bugs much easier.

Also, we have passed 8500 members this week. I think that is pretty cool. :)

Admin out.

A quick announcement:

MeetFighters has passed 8000 members this week!

Big thanks to everyone who made it possible:

• Our Terrific Translators,
• Our Savvy Supporters,
• Our Noble Donors
• Everyone who has ever invited anybody to join
• and me. :)