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Hello Fighters,

I have attempted to collect some Tips for New Users, covering basic topics ranging from creating a good profile to searching. I plan to have these automatically sent over the course of a few days to any new member to help them engage our beloved site. My question to you is: What advice would YOU give to a new user? Please share your comments below.

On an unrelated topic, as everyone is aware, photo classification is one distinctive (or controversial) feature of MeetFigthers. Depending on whom you ask it is a nightmare preventing you from posting your favorite photo or a boon that keeps profiles free of bullshit photos and porn. Classification, due to its very nature, subjective and can be opaque to new users. It is also hard to classify some photos due to the many things one has to keep in mind to do it well.

Overall, I think the system is imperfect but better than having no system at all. One possible improvement is clarification of the existing rules regarding some common categorization dilemmas. I decided to put these to the poll.

How would you classify photos taken from the back?

Some enjoy posting photos of their backs. Up until now there was no official policy on how to classify these photos; some people classifying them as "Gallery" others as "Profile". The end result is inconsistency and unpredictable outcomes when posting such a photo.

• Profile photo. A back is informative enough of a guy's fitness. (481 votes: 김진환, A1Jobberlad, Abbraxas, adimotiadi, Adler, Akrob, ALEATHERGUYBE, alex83, alexjs, amateurwrestler, andrewj, Angelwarboy, Animal52, Animal KingDom, Anr, Anthon1, Antton64, ArcticBlitz, arter, Atreju, aussie titan II, Awset Wrae CZ, AyeAye, ayrshirewrestle, AznFight, BacktotheMatsTX, bam05, bamapinner, Bandido, batman tim, battlefox, BAWrestler, bear75, Bearhug4u2, bearhugthegirl, Beastboy2, Beave101, Beefy 1976, Belgianjudoka, benhard63, Berliner Griff, bigchicago, bigdog63, BIGguywrestlerBE, bigt730, Big Wrestler, birkozas25bp, birmingham uk fighter, bjames65, BLACK OPS, blank setting, BlueCombo, blueorca, BobL1957, bocachico, boddyprett1, bodybuilder Matheus, bodycontactau, bogeyedmonk, bonmecvtqc, bopper0831, Boston Tap, BoxBud, Boxelutte, BoxerBoy, BoxerCoachinmd, Boxforex, Boxingjobber, boxtpntx, BoyToy Wunderkind, braskie427, BRAWLko, brefootcountryboy, brilliant n buff, BRYAN, btjobber, bullneck, Caesar75, calicub60, cam2785, Castro1990, Celticmuscle, Chibidi, ChicagoWrestleguy, Choke out, Christian Rage, ChunkyHeel, Cincyguy, CoachWayne, Coleman, Crumpy141, Crusher13, CubRookie, cyberwrestler21, Damly, dany 2808, darkwin369, Dave Squeezemaster, davey123, DavidBUK1, DBALSTOM, DCPanther, DefiantSub, Denver1, DenverWrestler, devonwrestler, dgold, Diasmaulana, diesel, dnaeel, Doublehelix1, Down4thecount, dreamwr, drkovacs, drpdaz, ducayne, dude66, dystran, Earth, einzelkämpfer, Eitanr, elias sanders, elorian, eric, f4leglock, falabrac, fatpack66, Feisty Frenchy, Ferrero83, fh2150, fighter07, FighterBA, fighter danch, fighterff, fighterzh, Fighting91, fightinms, FightLover, fightnrw, FightNut, fightsoldier, FightStud, fightwell, Fireball05, fitecrzr, fitguy2, Fitwres, fitwrestlerabs, FlaGrappler, flawrestle, Forester, freebyrd1971, freestyle, frenchcat, FRENCHGLADIATOR, frenchprowrestler, funraufer, gardenboy, garotao os, gd72to, Georgeath, getthekick, getupbitch, Gforce199, gilang submission, glad42, glo3, go4broke 43, GOE-Ringer, goodshape1, grapevine99, GrappleBear, GrappleViking, greekwrestler, growin dude, gutpuncherVA, guywhowrestles, Hairybear, handto 2000, hantsgut, hardabs1, Hardgrip, hardrockjock, hashbock, headlock07, HitTaker, hlxyzha 2, HoustonJobber, hsmm75, immeg4tron, indianawrestler, InkedRican, Interactive, IronbearJones, ironranger, ironsharpens, ivcsal, Jack, Jagoan, jamie125, jasontenx, Jay-Ryan, jcapo, jd, Jdawgoh, je999, jim smith, jimy25, jobbercaxondo, joman74, jpw, judlyon, Judoguy, judoka2wrestle, judokasf, Just Armwrestling, justbeyond, Just Dan, justinnorth, justsee, justwresl, kaustin574, Kendokrat, kenpo argentina, kimba, kingwrestler, KinksterTom, kixsman, KOBama, kodboxer1, kostis, kovu75016, krak85, kriswoje4, ksdo-wrest, kuromike, ladron fr, Lame Grass, ldnse1, leanmachine94, LeatherWrestlerUS, Leedswrestle79, legflexxxer, LeghornBen, leicgp, LeoWrestler1, Leuven wrestler, Lightweight champ, lightwt4subs, liketowrestle, Lillen88, limowrestl, lionfish16, litewt78, liwrestler, logan, LondonHeel, londonscissorslover, lotta t, lucha astur, LuchadorenCali, luchalight, Ludowrestler33, luk3h, LukeXL, LutteurDeter, MadGT, Madj, Makao, Marbie, MARC94, MarcusRay, mark92, marklondon71, marsupi, MaskedMayhem, Matt Larsen, matttmann, matworker, maw1667, Meilo1, Midlands guy, mike83, MikeWLM, mintaka, mipiacelalotta, MMASporty, Modnax, monstercalves, moremuscle, movik, musc2000, musclebear2b, MuscleBond, muscledhunk, MusclesPassion, muscu83, Muskelbody, Musti, NashoBear, NCgrappler, Never2Much, Newtpunch, newwrestler90, Nick Lean WrestlerBoxer, Niubbo, NJMusclebud, njrassler, NJWoodbridge, nobsebln, Nordic Wrestler, normalguy, NorthPole, nottsman, Noviceserious, NW UK WRESTLER, nxarmada, NYPROCHAMP, NYWrestler85, observer, omr24, OTS XL, OVERunder, Painandgain, painauthority, passive-aggressive, Paulfighter, peak4peak, pecbiceps, PecLover, pedro26, pepperoncino, pesomassimo81, Peteuk, Phillip, Phoenixg, pincombo, pinningmuscle, pinninop, pinortapforwin, Pinstride, Probrute TO, ProFunTO, ProMusclefan, prosubsladuk, Punk-Ass-Mexican, quadi1, radian600, Rassling Ref, Raufbold, Raywrestle, readyforit, realboxer, Realmanhandler2, rebeufight, redlandguy, Republicanhobo, Reshi, retserof, RingerBoy19, rjsr3141, RNC23, rngr, rock20087, RRR, Ruggdguy, rumblerosa, rungymrun, rvd2010, rycom, Ryu Japan, samkorie, SammyBond, sammy novicewrestler, Samos, Samsa, SansKuro, scottimike, Scouse Wrestler, scrappyone, scrasher, Scully, Seb, serjjibucks, sfscissorjobber, Shbwrestler, Shoji, sicwre88, Slam me, SleepersAndKOs, smirt, SouthernOne, sparkie, Sportsfanatic, sportslover88, SPWrestler, Squeezemetight, SqueezeNW, SqueezeUGood, Steve0z, stockybear, stoicfighter, strengthadmirer, Subpro, SubsGuyCambs, superal, superkid85, surrey71, Susanne, Sweatsoaked Punchout, swiss75, tansko, teesside1977, Tezivan, TheCuy, the-hague, thenumberseven, TheStingRay, ThisIsTeal42, Tim2, Timron1999, TiteFig4, tjenkins948, TnTwister, Tobey, topboxer, TopMuenchen, Torrnado, toshiosaito, tote, Tough91, Triathlete, Triathlete68, Txwresl, ulx1, vangcuver, Vanman, verkauf2001, vocaljock, v vv v, w4fun, wadzoli, wannabe123, wantowrsl, wanttowrestle, WarriorDragon, wht4blk4fun, WildcatLes, wolfarmstrong, WoSboi, WOSgrappler222, wrestle4pins, wrestle83, wrestlebuddy, Wrestlefan0181, WrestleForFun NL, wrestle fun, wrestleguyuk, wrestleman, wrestlemat2001, wrestlemate 1, WrestleNJ30, wrestler122001, Wrestler4Fun, Wrestler br, wrestler noob, Wrestlertoo, wrestleu2, wrestlinghunk, wrestlingotter, wrestme, Wrstljobber, wvwrestler, yoni1, yorkshireboxer, YoungStud614, Zander, zbobsled, zebra196129, zeev, zz9zza)
• Gallery photo. Profile photos should be of the front. (574 votes: 김진환, 1try2pinme8, A1Jobberlad, AbqWrestler1, absfreak, afwrestler, aj71m, ALEATHERGUYBE, aleluchador, alexjs, alfredolima, AlphaLycan, Alphaville, Amateur fightR, amateurjase, amateurwrestler, AME757, Anakinsky, anakron, andreawrestling, Andy Bluebear, AndyBoy, antaeusX, anton2411, aprendizXal, aquila, ArabMMA, ArdonUD, Arman, armguy, ArmwrestleAndMore, Armybob, AsianHeelLA, Asindude, auckland40s, a victor, A Wrstle-bear, axxo007, azknockout, B3Wrestle, BamaJDon41, Bamm-Bamm, barefeetfighter, BareKnuxUK, Basildon Bloke, Basscountryboy, batman, BCNBOXER, BDAlan, Beaker, Bear Combat Warrior, BearhugAddict, BEEFBUILDER, beefy, BeefyWrestler, belfast, BellRinger618, benhard63, Berlin, Berliner Griff, Bernardo Tutti, bexar1, bigcaribou, bigdog300, bigma, bigredpaul, BikerE1W, billy, BJJSubmissions, BJJWrestlerLasVegas, BKGK, Black Santa, Blackwrestle, blackwrestleruk, blank setting, Blaze Bradley, blnfighter, BlueWrestler21, Bms, bob728419, bobmiller, boombambam, borderman, Boricua Wrestler, boxat50, boxerfrankfurt, Boxersoul, boxglv2, boxinboy82, Boxing dude, boxingfan91, Boxingisfun, Boxingmarco, boxph, boyjobber, BR2Tampa, Breyton RI, briansp, brightonguy, bristolwrestler, brooklinewrestle, Buddy46, bulldogkv, busted open, bwackoo, Caesar75, cali510, calihiker1, CallumSm1th, Cannonboy, canwrestle, carioca fighter, Carolina Man, Ccblack, CelticFire, Cem hakan, champ007, CHC in DC, ChiBox, chicagoburbswrestler, ChineseGrappler, chocolate thunder, Choke Zero, Chris55, Chrisr02, chuckles06, Churd, ClevelandWrestler, CMiles, CodyW, coedyuk, copssok, Crash 2 Pieces, Cronus, Crushwrestler, Ctguy84, CubRookie, cyberjobber, Damian37, Damion, dan9692, DanielGP, darkk, darthhomer, Dav8, David Fun, Dcboxer, dennim, dexwres, dfeetffm2, dfw039, DFWGuy, diogiemax, dirtyfighter93, DKnight, DM Mask, docmoose, DomSquashMatch, Dragonbear, DraigGoch, dreamingdel, Drei4, drunner, dsafytbgd, dude, Eagle2009, edscissors, ericn, Fábio Ricardo, facepinguy, Fantasyfighter420, Feisty Frenchy, Felipe, ferligan, FIGHTERUNCLE, fightguy, fightlover79, flatbellyboy, FlevoHans, FLGripper, FLondon84, floridaguy, flscw, fracle2, Fred7775, Fredster, Fred tls, FresLuchador, Friendly Heel, fsmeets60, Funfighter1985, FunWrestler94, gábor, GatesvilleGuy, gemtown, getupbitch, gjay545, Glasgow1971, Glasgow Jobber, golferX, GordoBanhudo, gpau1900, GrappleFun, grappleruk, greatcarter, Greekprofantasy, grkwrestler, G-shock, GuyOtt, Hairybear, Hairyguy77, Hammer, Hannoveraner, HardfightFfm, hardfitsub, hardonthemat, hardpunch, Heel4You, henk1966, hephaestion2014, heralduk, hobbitbear, Htxwrestler, hugefan, huge fighting man, Hyede, ikf, Ilanc, IronbearJones, Ironbull, j2047, JaceRyder31, Jaggyd2, JakeTheJock, Jambo, JanekBator, Japh1966, jason, javieritoo, jay852uk, JayXMuscle, jcripe03, jgrappler, Jiminy, Jim West, Jobber1985, Jobber4943, JobberBoy28, jobber r, jobber to squash, joeran, joeyj 32, johan101, johnwhy, judah1, Judoka WA, justsee, Jvallee8, kah, Kairoi, Kevin1984, 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natureboyesq, neilm21, Neomon, Nerdy wrestler, NewMIwrestler, Nick, NJFTR, njgrplr90, NJTough, NoCalWrestlebob, Nono, NordikGrappler, Noviceserious, nutxwrestle, nxarmada, NYCJobber, NYerhere, officewrestler, oilklaus, olemanmike, osakarob, ozboxer, Oz Brit, OzScrapper, PacNWBulldog, palaman, passermontanus, Paul2017, Paul Vincent, pecs44, pedro26, percival, Pete N, peter-baer, Petitesela, petitfit, philip1, PhoenixBigBear, pidgeot123, piledriverva, Pin123, pitlover4, PJBoxxxer1, PJMaybe, playfulwrestler, PridefulAnt533, privateguy55, Pro N SD, Prostyleguy, ProTrunks, pshawfocus, PSSam, puncher, punchmeout, Punk-Ass-Mexican, Quicksilver, rafalbel, ragingblackbull, RamCub, Rashid1978, rasslin bodybuilder, razorfish, rdecker, redstarbear, Reilly, RetiredAF, retserof, rezla123, ricky gonzo95, rIgrapple, rimoldi, ringtech, Ringwrestler, RisingLeo, Rock Hard Pete, ruffbear, RuffFightChallenge, salemathlete, Sam, samael85, SammyBoy, Samos, Samsa, SamuelFu, santadestroy, Sanyi, Schmitc63, Sean MacGowan, Seattle, sebastian rios, Seniorboxer, SePH14, Sgroc3, ShadowBoxer, Shadow Knight, shadowwrestler, Shadur, Sherwoodforest, silverwoodfox, singletwrestler25, Sir David, SkinnyBoy, sleepercub, SleeperScissors, slick, SlimBoxing, Smallbutstrong1981, smirt, Snakee, Snowlion, soloboxerboy, Southpaw, Spartak, speedorassler, spida1, spidermanbryan, spladleguy, sportart, Sporty84, Squashlad, SqueezeUGood, Stabber, StealthyTX, Steeleyes, stefanusms, Steve Shock, sthlincs, StrikeFighter, Striker28, stuttgart grappling, Subfighter32, submissive50uk, submuscle, subprosea, Subswrestlerfife, suig, sungao, superhero12, SuperVilão, SurreyGuy, surylightweight, swflwrestle81, swimmerjock15, Swissbear, synxiec, takemedown7, takeyoudown89, tallgermangrappler, tap out tyler, ThatChuckieDude, the123champ, The Bachelor, The Hammer, The Kestrel, the punisher, The Undertaker, theventure, ThisIsTeal42, throw, TigerWizard, tjenkins948, tokugawa, tomsgut, topdog10, Totalsketch, toughmatch, toxic, Trainsp, Tribun, Tristan98765, tuffmsl, twilegs, TX bull, TxWrestle, tycoonboy, Tyger, ukscisors, untouchable1, v06d3313, veterangrappler, Virgowrestler, wadzoli, wannabetank, weholooker, Welpe, wibster74, Wiesel 65xxx, wnc wrestler, WolfHH, WonderPanda, Wresl2pin, Wrestle4Fun, wrestle81, WrestleAddict, WrestleBob, wrestle bomb, Wrestleboyjoey, wrestleguy 3, wrestleindo, wrestlemee, Wrestler15, wrestler18, WrestlerandGeek, WrestlerLondon1980, wrestlernys, wrestle rob, wrestlesub, Wrestleswede, wrestleuCa4Fun, Wrestlia, Wrestling Beast, wrestlingforfun, Wrestlin lee, wrstlarturo, Wrstljobber, wrumble, WYDude, yim, Yolo, yonkerswrangler, Yonso21, yuna74, zakclarkeee, Zeek, zeev, Zeus)
• Private only. Because backs scare me. (6 votes: Gutboxer, judoka33, kimba, matworkout, nola roller, superkid85)
• No policy necessary, let's work on a case by case basis. (137 votes: 김진환, alexandersheffield, Alonzo, ant-tor, AnuGrappler, ArmFan, Asics, atwoodfred, AznFight, bam05, Basildon Bloke, Battleloverj, benhard63, Bernardo Tutti, BillDad, bobbie, BodybuildingEric, Bodythrust, bopper0831, boxat50, boxermad, boxers4, Buddy, Chrisr02, Come At Me, Darksteel, darthhomer, dcur, DCwrestle, delbox, denvrboxer, dsafytbgd, Dzafight, Dzuk1, Elan1, Emperor, eric, Eu2, FighterBoy97, Fighting Angel18, fightsoldier, FitScot, FLpinfall96, Freenote, frits, getthekick, gilang submission, gingerwrestler, girl fight, GoForTheGut, GrapplerNL, Hairybear, happyman, HarborFighter, hrylegs, hvywght blk bxr, IKBER, Iwreslinca, jackmcdaid, Jagoan, Jalo Verv, jasontenx, jean38 07, Jimmy Elijah, JobberFI, jobber pt, joehaddad1, jpw, Kolter, ks56, locoflex, Lovefights 3, lutadoromano, LutteurDeter, Manchesterlad32, manizamani, ma student, matsteve, matwork21, mentatzps, mich, moremuscle, mscllover, nhctjobber, northstaffs pitbull terrior, NorthwestGPer, NoRules2KO, notcom, NoviceBear79, NW UK WRESTLER, nycbrawl, onemorerep31, Peepingtom, pndfighter, PunchingBagWanted, Pwers1103, ready to rassle, RichmondWrestler, romandiewrestler, sabre123, sascha, SilverFoxFight, singletwrestler89, sportwrestling33, Squeezemetight, SQUEEZEPLAY, Srh4691, stdfghter01, SuperBioGr, swim, Tanker, tayside, TheOllieWatts, the punisher, The Undertaker, Toad, Tom 049, ToughDaddy91, TTG87auro, twisterman, Ucwres, UK Alex, VAChub4Muscle, wanna roll, warrior71681, WarriorDragon, Wilson, Wrestle10, wrestle73, wrestlefunk123, wrestleinastoria, wrestlenut, wrestler18, WrstlrNHB, xulomad88, Yan, YoungScot)
• No opinion. (50 votes: AbsAbuser, Apollonian, ArcticBlitz, Axeleather, bearhugthegirl, BillyTheKidUSA, Birdman, brawlmart, chispeedo, Chrisblodgett, darkk, Downforthecount, geewrestler, ghostblinks, guysinshorts, imajem, Ir77, jay 312, Jc3000, Jedi, Jimmy Elijah, jmanbama, joehaddad1, keith230665, Ludwig, Matt73, Matthew Sanders, mekmall, mscllover, MuscPecPunch, neatpete, NJmatman, Otownwrestler, Pavwrestl, Ravioli, RingerBoy19, Schmitc63, slvrsqrl, spud999, ssteller, stargateomen, steve1, tezza2, The Bachelor, Tnman75, toddnMO, VAChub4Muscle, wrestler12123243, wrestler2000, Zizzagman)
• Can we just turn off photo classification altogether? I want to post photos of my mice. (111 votes: ajcox, ArmandoDiaz, athens123, Ayeejm22, Azalku, azncub, Beastboy2, bentobear, bna37, bobbie, boxat50, Bremer, brutusbuckwheat, Buzzsawyer, Caesar75, calicub60, cawrstlin, chris2023, Cincyguy, ColchesterLad, David tkd, dexwres, dfeetffm2, diannej, Dog Pound, eric, ffmjobber, fighter84, fightme1976, firecracker stl, fishandchips, fitnesssouth1, FlaGrappler, Fleet, Freddielein, friendlyduel2, funwrestling123, georg00, God411, grapplephx, Greekwrestler2, gymbudinmn, haha12345678, Hairybear, hardrockjock, Imsohappy, Jackspeedo, jasontenx, Jbbrboi458, Jearfighter, Jimmy Elijah, joehaddad1, judoka33, Judokahenk, jwrassler, Kaiser Soze, Kickboxerwrestler, kodboxer1, krusty240, Landshark, lilgrappler, LiQiang, loozool, Magneto, MaskedMayhem, Matt1774, MC2, mscllover, nycjock72, Palooka, pandamonium, peak4peak, Pedro20, pedro26, PJBoxxxer1, prettyboy, PSBBO, Raufbold1976, ricwrstlr, RingerBoy19, riotgear, Rivalwrestler, roahram, Rocket, roverpete, sampoburos, sbmt89, sebasgr, shuttlexp1, singhdhiren22, singletlover, smokey, Somerset Stu, spida1, SportsLover, sportslover88, SubsGuyCambs, Sunshine, swaleswrestling, TheBeefBuster, The Enigma, the punisher, Ticklish, tough gut, toughJobber13, vishal, wrestl2win, wrestlebuddy, wrestlme37, WrestoBG, wvwrestler)

This poll is closed.

How would you classify photos of a body covered in singlet?

Another popular attraction is posting a body pic covered in singlet or similar attire. Again, this has been cause for confusion due to no official policy on how to classify such photos. On one hand some singlets are skimpy and form fitting enough that the guy's general build is obvious, on the other most cover so much the guy might as well be wearing a coat.

• Profile photo. I can see right through those things. (367 votes: 1try2pinme8, adimotiadi, alexandersheffield, alexjs, alfredolima, amateurjase, amateurwrestler, anakron, andiw68, andrewj, angel86, aquila, ArdonUD, auckland40s, AyeAye, Ayeejm22, B3Wrestle, bam05, Bamm-Bamm, barefeetfighter, Basildon Bloke, battlefox, BDAlan, Beastboy2, Beave101, beefy, BeefyWrestler, benhard63, bigchicago, BIGguywrestlerBE, bigma, bigt730, BikerE1W, Birdman, birmingham uk fighter, BJJWrestlerLasVegas, BKGK, Blaze Bradley, blueorca, bobmiller, bonmecvtqc, borderman, Boricua Wrestler, BoxBud, BoxerBoy, Boxersoul, Boxforex, boxinboy82, boxph, boxtpntx, boyjobber, braskie427, BRAWLko, Breyton RI, brilliant n buff, btjobber, bullneck, busted open, bwackoo, Caguy, cam2785, Cannonboy, CATCHWRESTLING, Ccblack, ChineseGrappler, chris2023, ChunkyHeel, Coleman, Crushwrestler, cyberwrestler21, Damion, dancerguy87, darkk, Daunifighter, DBALSTOM, debaas, devonwrestler, dexwres, dgold, DKnight, Drake-fighter, dreamwr, drkovacs, drunner, dude, dystran, edscissors, einzelkämpfer, elorian, f4leglock, Ferrero83, FighterBA, fighterff, fightinms, fightlover79, FightStud, fightwell, Fireball05, fitecrzr, fitguy2, Fitwres, FlaGrappler, floridaguy, FLpinfall96, flscw, Forester, freebyrd1971, freestyle, frenchcat, G8ratlarge, garotao os, GatesvilleGuy, Gforce199, gilang submission, glad42, Glasgow1971, go4broke 43, GOE-Ringer, GordoBanhudo, Greekprofantasy, guywhowrestles, Hairybear, Hannoveraner, hardabs1, hardfight87, HardfightFfm, Hardgrip, hardonthemat, hardpunch, hashbock, henk1966, hephaestion2014, hobbitbear, HoustonJobber, Htxwrestler, Ilanc, ilovetowreslte, immeg4tron, InkedRican, Interactive, ironranger, ironsharpens, Jaggyd2, Jagoan, JakeTheJock, Jalo Verv, JanekBator, Japh1966, jay852uk, jaypaul70, Jdawgoh, jgrappler, joeran, joeyj 32, joman74, judoka2wrestle, judokasf, justsee, justwresl, JWrestler, Kendokrat, kenpo argentina, Kevin1984, KidCanuck, kmartin, ksdo-wrest, Laci1006, Lame Grass, Larson659, legflexxxer, Legman77, LeoWrestler1, Leverage, liftandcarry, lightwt4subs, lilgrappler, lionfish16, LiQiang, litewt78, LockDown, londonscissorslover, Long for this, LUCHADORARGENTINO, LuchadorenCali, Lucho Palermo, luk3h, LukeXL, LUTADOR MADURO, lutadoromano, lutteur31, LutteurDeter, Luxxor, maineagle93, Makao, manunderstorm, Marbie, MarcusRay, markuswolf, Matthew Sanders, matthias, matworker, matworkout, Meilo1, Midlands guy, MikeWLM, mik pin, mintaka, mixedfightermax, Mnwrestlermn, Modnax, moremuscle, mrmarvz, munichsubfight, musclebear2b, muscleguysyr, Musti, mutualfights, NashoBear, Nerdy wrestler, Newtpunch, Nick, Nighter, nightstranger, Nono, NordikGrappler, NoviceJobber, nutxwrestle, nycbrawl, oilklaus, osakarob, oskar, OTS XL, OVERunder, Oz Brit, painauthority, palaman, Paulfighter, Pavwrestl, pecbiceps, PecLover, pepperoncino, pesomassimo81, Phoenixg, Phxwrstlr, pinningmuscle, pinninop, pndfighter, PridefulAnt533, ProFunTO, ProTrunks, punchmeout, quadi1, radian600, rafalbel, ragingblackbull, Raufbold1976, Raywrestle, razorfish, redlandguy, retserof, Ringwrestler, riotgear, rjsr3141, rngr, robman, Rollon6157, RookieHeel, Ruggdguy, rumblerosa, rusubwrest, rvd2010, Ryu Japan, Sam, samkorie, Samos, Samsa, SansKuro, scotsgrappler, Scully, Sean MacGowan, sfscissorjobber, Shadow Knight, Shoji, singletlover, singletwrestler25, Sir David, SleepersAndKOs, SleeperScissors, Snowlion, SouthernOne, Southpaw, Spartak, speedorassler, SqueezeNW, ssteller, Steve0z, submissive50uk, Subpro, subprosea, subwrest, suig, Sunshine, SuperVilão, surfboard, Swissbear, takemedown7, tallgermangrappler, tansko, the-hague, The Hammer, TheStingRay, The Undertaker, throw, Tim2, Timron1999, TiteFig4, Tobey, tokugawa, toughmatch, toxic, Trainsp, Triathlete, tribod, Tristan98765, txwrestler, Tynesider, untouchable1, usmcwrestler, USwrestlerTokyo, utahwrslr, valia, Vanman, Vils07, vocaljock, v vv v, wanna roll, wantowrsl, weholooker, Welpe, wnc wrestler, WolfHH, WoSboi, WOSgrappler222, wrestam, wrestl2win, wrestle4fun29, wrestle83, wrestleguy002, wrestleguy 3, wrestleindo, wrestleman, wrestlemat2001, Wrestler15, WrestlerandGeek, wrestleuCa4Fun, Wrestlia, wrestlinghunk, wrestlingotter, wrestme, Wrstljobber, wrumble, yoni1, YoungStud614, zbobsled, Zeus, Zwrestle1, zz9zza)
• Gallery photo. I want to see that bod unobscured. (437 votes: Abaction1, Ablabl, Abs2Punch, Adalbgreen, Adler, adrian06, AJ 47, aj71m, AJem47, alexbuddy, Alexdonc, alexrr, aliylmz, alphabomberjacket, Amateur fightR, amateurjase, amateurwrestler, andiw68, Andre Linoge, Andy Bluebear, AndyBoy, Angelwarboy, arter, AsianHeelLA, ATrain, Atreju, atwoodfred, austrianguy, a victor, A Wrstle-bear, Axolotl, axxo007, bamapinner, batman, bbarn, bear75, bearhugme, Beginner32london, belfastcodwon kant, bellyrrock, Bernardo Tutti, bigbigfighter, BiggerChubby, Bigman34, Big Wrestler, BikerE1W, Bilad29, billy, Blackjobberboi, Black Santa, Bloodfighter, Bms, BobL1957, Body2break, Bodythrust, Bombasi, Bonbini, Bowsi, boxerfrankfurt, Boxerolic, Boxingdude86, boxingfan91, Boxingmarco, BR2Tampa, BriefComeback, Briefswrestle, Brock 123, BRYAN, bulldogkv, Cade417, Cape Clawed, CAPT Biceps, carioca fighter, Carolina Man, Casbia, Cem hakan, Centralpagrappler, CHAD99, champ007, ChiBox, chicagoburbswrestler, Choke Zero, chub4chub1981, chuckles06, Churd, cobaia0909, CodyW, competitivejobber, croydonscot, Crusher, Damly, dan9692, DantePyre, dany 2808, darkwin369, Dartan, Dav8, david the nomad, dc6, dcur, ding-ding, DM Mask, dnaeel, doggyt, dolcemio1, Domidou, DomSquashMatch, dorphin21, Dorsetwrestle, DraigGoch, dreamingdel, Drei4, drpdaz, drseymour, Dsking2, Duke1497, Duke14970, Earth, Edlocke, efightuser, einzelkämpfer, Eled98, El Nino, emancipation84, ericmusculoso, facepinguy, Facesit me24, Falloutt8, Feisty Frenchy, figher9939, fighter07, Fighterlad, fightguy, Fighting Angel18, FightLover, Finn R, fishfish, fitwrestlerabs, FLGripper, Floridascissors1, Floridasubb, Forrestgump, Fred7775, Fredster, fullnelsonboy, Funfighter1985, FunWrestler94, gábor, gardenboy, Gasman, gaywrstlgenius, gd72to, Gegner, Georgeath, GoForTheGut, goodshape1, gpau1900, grapp, grappfight, GrappleFun, greco roman rob, Gutboxer, Gutpunch81, Hadeck, Hairybear, Hairyguy77, hantsgut, hardfitsub, HitTaker, Homosexual, HornyWrestler29, Hottransuk88, Hpo1998, Hrvač, hsmm75, hugefan, Hunnybun, Hyede, Hytppr, Iheartfighting, ikf, Infightingbro, IowaBorn, Ironbull, Jackspeedo, jamie125, jaypaul70, Jay-Ryan, JayXMuscle, jcdf, Jedi, Jiminy, Jim West, Jobberboy01998, Jobberboy1995, Jobberboy98, JobberFI, Jobberlex, jobber r, Jockguyaround, Joebogie21, Joeeoj, JohnT3455, johnwhy, Jonny24, Jonnyboy34, jonyBRSP, Josh8806, jotajotinhaaaa, Jsd2554, Juergen, Juicingbro, Juliboy22, Jumpme123, justsee, kah, Kairoi, KinksterTom, Knikkkk, KOdude, koxy, La brit, Latinmuscle47, leanandtough, Letsfight, Lightweight56, littlemoose, llama4711, Lmidligue, londonscissorslover, longlines8, Loscata, luchalight, lucheduar, luctator76, Lundfight, lutte fun, luttpass, machoteen, MadGT, magellan18, MandT, manuelbianchi, Marbie, Marco3, marconi, marsupi, marty, MaskedMayhem, mask mask, Matt8288, matt nbg, matttmann, MAwrestler, MCRLON30UK, mentatzps, mikegonzales343, mintaka, MisterLegs, MM1Kirkcaldy, MMTwister, Momomo, mrmarvz, Muscleluver, MusclesPassion, Muskelbody, muslsqueezed, Musti, never back down, NewBoxer, newfighter85, NewMIwrestler, newpuncher, newtothis, new wrestler, nicksm1, Nigri, NIMROD, Ninjabear, njgrplr90, NorthPole, notdoing, notworththetime1997, Novato, novatolutador, Novice77, Novicewrstlr, Nuckles, nxarmada, nycdude420, NYPROCHAMP, OHWrestleJer, Ozwrestler77, Pacer, Painandgain, passermontanus, patcolin, Pelea, percival, peter-baer, PhoenixBigBear, pickled, pidgeot123, Piloki, PinnedScot, pitlover4, privateguy55, prowrestlingstud, PSSam, pwrestler, québec50, QueroLuta, Qwer1234, RamCub, Rashid1978, Rebellion1, redlandguy, retserof, rezla123, Rick Cool, ringentrier, ringerda2, ringerrostock, Rivers2448, RNC23, Rock Hard Pete, ROPES AND TURNBUCKLES, Ruf N Ready, Rukh, rusubwrest, rycom, sabre123, samael85, Sanyi, Scissorboy-Joe, ScissorJobber7, scrasher, seasidewrestler, Seb, sebasgr, seung, shadowwrestler, shuttlexp1, silverwoodfox, Sissywrestle, SkinnyBoy, SleeperScissors, slugbud, Smallrugger, Smile, Softringer54, sommerwind, Sora rookie, Spartacus27, spasskampf48, speedowrestler, spidermanbryan, spladleguy, splatjob, sportwrestling2, SqueezeUGood, Steeleyes, Stephen Fights, Steve Shock, stoicfighter, StrikeFighter, SturmandDonner, Subfighter32, Subjon24, Sudarrio, suot888, superstarsandersyeah, supportsockpuppet, surrey71, SurreyGuy, surylightweight, Sweatsoaked Punchout, swflwrestle81, swimmerjock15, switchfred, swp1972, SydGrappler, synxiec, teenfighter, teenfighter99, teesside1977, Testofstrength2, The Kestrel, thenumberseven, TigerWizard, TnTwister, tommen, topboxer, topdog10, TopMuenchen, Triathlete68, Tribun, TTG87auro, tuffmsl, twisterman, Tyger, ty solo, UK Alex, Underdog73, v06d3313, verkauf2001, v vv v, wannabe123, wannabetank, Welshmuscle, Wiesel 65xxx, Wnbcman1, Wnbcman6, WonderPanda, Wrestle2345, wrestle81, WrestleBob, wrestleko88, Wrestlenow, Wrestlerbp75, wrestlerlutteur, wrestlesub, Wrestling Beast, wrestlingforfun, wrmad29, wrstl989, wrstlarturo, Wrstljobber, WYDude, xKAMPFSPORTx, xyzxyz, yim, Yonso21, yorky 01, Youphonium, Zmucer)
• Private photo. Singlets scare me. (14 votes: andiw68, bigcaribou, bobster, bodybuilder Matheus, Bostonian Crabbian, Damian37, leanmachine94, limowrestl, littleforbigg, Marsan22, slugbud, SqueezeUGood, SturmandDonner, Yolo)
• No policy necessary, let's work on a case by case basis. (99 votes: andiw68, Asics, BacktotheMatsTX, bam05, Belgianjudoka, benhard63, bopper0831, Come At Me, Crumpy141, Darksteel, Dave Squeezemaster, denvrboxer, docmoose, Dog Pound, Dragonbear, Eagle2009, EthanAxelAndrews, finest, FitScot, Fred7775, frits, gilang submission, gingerwrestler, girl fight, grappleruk, GuyOtt, Hairybear, happyman, headlock07, heralduk, hvywght blk bxr, IKBER, Jack, Jagoan, jaypaul70, joehaddad1, johan101, justinnorth, justsee, kixsman, Kureitondesu, Leedswrestle79, LondonHeel, lotta t, lsm1966, LuchadorFLA, LutteurDeter, MarkyFTW, matsteve, matwork21, mentatzps, mich, moremuscle, mrmarvz, musclebear2b, muscu83, niko06laus, NorthwestGPer, NoRules2KO, NoviceBear79, nycjock72, Peepingtom, PunchingBagWanted, Pwers1103, rdecker, retserof, rimoldi, romandiewrestler, sammy novicewrestler, singletwrestler89, sparkie, sportwrestling33, SQUEEZEPLAY, Srh4691, SubsGuyCambs, swim, Tanker, the123champ, The Undertaker, ThisIsTeal42, Toad, Tom 049, ToughDaddy91, TOWrestler85, utahwrslr, warrior71681, WildcatLes, Wilson, winning br, wrestle4pins, wrestle6fun, wrestle73, wrestlefunk123, wrestle rob, wrstlfight, Yan, yorkshireboxer, Zeek, Zizzagman)
• No opinion. (25 votes: Abbraxas, andiw68, Animal52, barefoot, bocachico, darkk, ericn, getthekick, greatcarter, Greekwrestler2, guysinshorts, jd, joehaddad1, Kaiser Soze, KOBama, mark92, natureboyesq, neatpete, nottsman, Pyro7, Scottilla, scrappyone, stdfghter01, tap out tyler, Tnman75)
• Please just make it stop, make it end!!! (26 votes: andiw68, Azalku, ColchesterLad, DCwrestle, Fábio Ricardo, ffmjobber, FIGHTERUNCLE, fightme1976, fishandchips, FlaGrappler, Freddielein, grapplephx, Hairybear, Jearfighter, Jimmy Elijah, MontyNJ, mt79, Painandgain, Palooka, pandamonium, PJBoxxxer1, Prostyleguy, PSBBO, Schmitc63, twilegs, WrestoBG)

This poll is closed.

Other site news

• The gallery code (the one that displays photos at full size) has been completely replaced with one that works better on mobile and tabled devices as well as browsers. The new implementation is also faster and uses less network traffic. It's pretty cool. :)
• It is now possible to disable challenges on your Preferences page. Disabling challenges will remove the "Challenge" button from your profile page (and everyone else's too).
• There has been many enhancements to the Photo Verification process. Other than a rebranding (it used to be called "Member verification"), the page now has a more accessible format with sample photos, less verbiage and a more streamlined process.
• Improved security by making sure that session information always goes through and encrypted channel. This greatly reduces the risk of internet eavesdropping and session hijacking.
• A number of minor visual enhancements; for example the "recent blog posts" on the News page has a much nicer format.
• A yet larger number of behind-the-scenes bugfixes and small improvements.

– Admin out.

A lot of members have asked us: Why doesn't MeetFighters become a proper dating site?

We were unsure at first, so in our last poll we asked you, and the votes are in:

We are thrilled to report that we have listened! MeetFighters is dead, long live DateFighters!

How is DateFighters different?

DateFighters is far more sophisticated than any other contemporary dating site. Instead of nagging you for minute details and search forms that span ten screens, we just ask you four simple questions. Based on those, some Big Data and Deep Learning algorithms, we immediately find you ten perfect matches, no matter what your taste!

Try it now!

Update 2nd April: Yes, this was a joke. Thank you everyone who commented. You were fun, great to be running the site for you guys :)
Everything is back to normal, but the DateFighters page will live on for your enjoyment.

– Admin

Hello everyone,

A few days ago we introduced Member Verification, a new site feature designed to address a dark aspect of social sites: fake profiles. I would like to thank everyone who already verified themselves and also those who commented on this new feature. Most comments critical of verification boiled down to two camps: those who thought it was superfluous to their many past opponents and recommendations and those who were concerned about posting a public face photo. I would like to address these concerns now.

Privacy concerns

I would like to thank those who expressed their privacy concerns. I admit I hadn't thought this through in sufficient depth and my initial design didn't accommodate verification without a public face photo. I simply couldn't think up a faceless procedure. I am happy to announce that I gave the matter further thought, and came up with a process that protects your privacy while still allowing our site supporters verify your account reliably.

The faceless verification process works with two versions of a photo: a version where the face is cropped or blurred, to be placed in the public profile, and a private version of the unedited photo. The private version will show your face, but it will only be available to the supporters handling your verification and can be deleted once verification is complete. A full explanation of the process is available on the Member Verification page. The verification page walks you through the process, I tried to make it as easy and intuitive as I could. (The simple face photo validation is also still available.)

It is my hope that this modification of the process alleviates your privacy concerns. I would also like to point out that verification is voluntary. Big thanks to GrappleViking for being the first member to complete this form of validation.

The superfluous nature of verification on established profiles

Another point that was raised by some was that, once a person has a high number of past opponents and recommendations, getting verified seems unnecessary. Some even seemed to take umbrage at the thought of verifying their profile, as if this new feature was somehow a challenge to the validity of their profile. I assure you that is not the case and I would like to explain why you should still verify your profile and how this feature is still a blessing to you.

You might feel that the benefit to you is minimal, because your profile already has good reviews. Sometimes you just need to be a bit generous and look beyond your immediate interest. Maybe the benefit of verifying your profile is not to you directly, but to the site at large. (You know, the very site that helped you find all those past opponents and hosts all your great reviews.) You see, ideally, if every real profile gets Verified, the fakes would have no crowd to hide in. This is the key to how this is supposed to work. Verification is like vaccination: it works best if every person is getting their shots.

So, indirectly though, you are benefiting greatly from verification. Complaining about fakes is a popular attraction. It's true, they are a problem on any social site. They can waste people's times (and occasionally money) and erode trust. Verifying your profile is a small task that takes you maybe 5 minutes; by doing so you make the site a little better and less attractive to fakes. So please think before you post something that would discourage others from doing something that would make the site better.

Final small request

I'm extending an invitation to everyone to participate in the discussion. I would like to ask you to limit your participation to making a point once, though. Please, even if you feel that your point is particularly important and you are feeling very strongly about making it, do not post it repeatedly.

Thank you!

In other news...

The message search function is complete. I would like to thank munichsubfight for originally submitting the feature request. Due to the database-intensive nature of the operation, for now it is only available to donating members. I will experiment some more and see if it is viable to make this feature available to everybody.

What comes next is up to you, visit the Idea Box and vote for your favorite features!

– Admin out

I wish you all a great 2017 filled with all the fights that your hearts desire!
As you all know, with 13,000 members MeetFighters is the biggest (by our not entirely arbitrary metric) fighting personals site. We are dedicated to continue bringing you the best fighting site this year, and we start off with a new feature called Member Verification.

Member Verification helps you search and find only the best genuine guys and easily weed out fakes. It takes only a few minutes to get verified and the process is designed to be as simple, discreet and hassle-free as we can make it. All you need to get verified is a recent profile photo that shows your face and a photo of you showing a special code that proves that this profile photo is indeed you.

Verified members get a small shield icon on their profiles to show their status. You can also use the Advanced search page to search exclusively for verified members.

Big thanks to sleepermuscle for originally suggesting this feature and to MuscleBond for becoming our first verified member!

How Can You Verify Your Profile?

Go to the Administration page, and from there choose Verify profile button under "My Profile".

Who is It For?

Verification is voluntary.

Established members with lots of recommendations and past opponents have little to prove. They too should get verified, though, to put a bit of peer pressure on the rest of us to get verified. We all stand to benefit from verification. Except the fakes. It's super bad for them.

Update: "Faceless" Verification

I've been listening and doing some thinking and I think I have come up with a solution for performing verification without posting a public photo with your face. It is a bit more complex than the simple face validation, but it should still be relatively straightforward. It goes like this:

• You post a private photo that shows both your body and your face. Private photos are not shown to anybody, although they can be sent as attachments to your messages. So far your privacy is safe.
• You post a public photo that is the exact same photo as the private one, with the face blurred or cropped. Still preserves your privacy, this is what most people do who don't want their faces on this site shown.
• Validation will accept a public and the private photo as a pair. You must select both and take a photo with the code with your face so we can perform validation. The private, uncropped version of your photo will be used by our supporters to check that the public, cropped version is indeed you. After, the public, cropped version will become your validation photo, marked with the green shield icon and the private, uncropped photo can be removed from your profile.

What happened here?

• At the expense of some complexity (three photos required instead of just two), you preserve your privacy: your face photo is not shown to the general public.
• The supporters handling your verification request will naturally need to see your face, but that is minimal exposure.

How do you guys like this version now?

What Comes Next?

We have great plans for this year for improving our site with new features and enhancing existing features. Next on the menu is a search function for your messages.

What happens next is up to you! Please browse the Idea Box and vote for features that you would like to use yourself. You can also submit your own ideas.

– Admin

Hello everyone,

MeetFighters, the world's (by our not entirely arbitrary metric) largest wrestling personals site, has passed 13,000 members]! And we have just turned 8 years old!

For those who care, the "active membership", that is, members who have logged in in the past 30 days, is 11693. This means that in terms of active membership, MeetFighters is now bigger than the second and third biggest wrestling sites combined! (And this is on a site that actively discourages practices that would artificially inflate our membership numbers, e.g. prohibiting one person from operating multiple profiles.) We are still a site for the community and run by the community, without a corporate owner or commercial interest. We are sustained by the generosity of our members, and continue growing and giving you new stuff.

Some more numbers because I just love them so much:

• 100 interest groups.
• 82992 photos in profiles, user and group galleries.
• 747 videos.
• 41799 recommendations.
• 44833 confirmed past opponent pairs.
• The list goes on...
• All in 8 years of operation!
• Yes, we are proud. :)

In other news, we have a brand spanking new SSD, partly because it is faster than the old one, and partly because the old one crashed, causing a few hours of downtime a few Fridays back. Thankfully our backups worked well and we only lost a small amount of data and half a percent of monthly uptime.

Behind the scenes, we have been busy in the past few months bringing many stability and performance improvements to the site code. Perhaps the most visible change of late was the rearranging of the profile pages. Let me offer some background on the underlying thought process.

The mission of this site, as codified in the name itself, is to facilitate meets. Therefore the most important metric with which I measure the site's success is the number of past opponents each member accumulates over time. The quality of meets is also of concern, hence the importance of recommendations. These two key metrics are measured over the time a person has been using the site. So, days, opponents, recommendations. By picking and focusing these three metrics, I am hoping to nudge some members who are reluctant to meet to do it more frequently.

To counteract the "wasted" screen space that these boxes use up, other parts of the profile have been broken into two columns, giving quicker access to the introduction and interests of a member. (Granted, "waste" is not the right term for something that is in ultimately infinite supply.) I ask everyone to give the new design some time to grow on you. I am still making revisions to it and your input is valuable, but please understand that it is not possible to come up with a design that appeals to all 13000+ active members.

As always, your input is valuable.

And for those who ask each time and then ignore the answer: yes it is possible to see join/part notifications in the browser chat. Just click on the gears icon on the top right of the screen.

– Admin out