MeetFighters News

Dear AllFighters,

Yesterday I have moved the site to a new server, hopefully one that will prove faster in those busy hours than the one before. In peek hours, the site typically serves a few hundred pages per minute; and I estimate that the new server will be able to keep up with the present rate of growth for a while.

Unfortunately big changes have a tendency to cause problems. Last night, the automatic update mechanism (the one responsible for security updates) decided to update a software package that I have patched myself for this site. Unfortunately this undid the patch by overwriting it with a newer version! This has caused all kinds of hell breaking loose!

I would like to thank everyone for reporting these problems! I could fix them all very quickly, but your feedback has been useful.

So, the new server seems to be serving pages much quicker. It is the nature of things that the associated monthly costs are higher. If you are happy with the page and can spare the money, please donate! (The site's existence is not at risk if you don't so there's no pressure, I'm just looking to share the costs and motivation.)

Other changes since the news/2012-03-04 March site update:

• There is a new calendar feature available to all users.
• The Help & Support page now shows previous help requests by the same users, providing some context. Also, all supporters can now see the escalated entries.
• Added "Translate" buttons to all comment streams.
• Added an "Unread messages" and "Unreplied messages" views to the messages page.
• Fixed a bug that caused the gallery tab not to display on mobile browsers.
• Date selection on various pages has been improved (with a new date picker widget).
• Fight Venues now show map and location information.
• I can now delete superfluous Fight Venues.
• The "Search" form in the lefthand column looks nicer.
• Lots of small bugfixes and enhancements.

Looks like I've been busy there :)