How did you celebrate Halloween this year?

What costume did you wear?

We'd love to know!

So please upload your photos to

http://www.alopeciaworld.com/photo/photo/new

If you create a cool photo album, we may even feature it:

http://www.alopeciaworld.com/photo/album/new

You can post videos, too:…

Please note that all suspicious and offensive behavior and other "issues" should be reported using the form located at http://www.alopeciaworld.com/main/index/report

(There is also a permanent and easily accessible link to this report form under the "Members" tab on the navigation menu that appears on every page of Alopecia World.)

Anytime you report an issue, be sure to include details such as supporting evidence of…

If you spend quality time in Alopecia World, you will meet scores of the most fascinating and engaging people in the world today.

They are musicians, artists, painters, scientists, world travelers, teachers, rabbis, models, comedians, college students, athletes, writers, actresses, photographers, film makers, beauty queens, and community activists.

And that's just for starters!

Each day brings new faces, new stories, and new opportunities to learn how to not only survive…

Effective immediately, Alopecia World's new advertising and anti-spam policy is as follows:

Alopecia World will not tolerate unauthorized advertising by any business, organization, or anyone affiliated with a business or organization in an official or unofficial capacity.

Every business and organization allowed to maintain a profile on Alopecia World must receive written authorization from Alopecia World before posting any advertisement or promotional material elsewhere on the…

Alopecia World strongly encourages all of its members to adhere to the following safety and privacy guidelines:

1. Report all suspicious and inappropriate conduct to Alopecia World: http://www.alopeciaworld.com/main/index/report

2. Review your privacy settings at least once a week:…

Dear Member,

Starting today, you have the option of setting your Alopecia World profile to private.

When you do so, only members of Alopecia World or just the people on your friends list will be able to view your entire profile.

Please note that everyone, including non-members, will still be able to view your main profile photo, name, age, city, state and country. However, they will not be able to see the rest of your profile if you have made it accessible only to…

A lot of people are looking for you on Alopecia World, but they may not be able to find you.

To make it as easy as possible for other members of Alopecia World to find you, please take time to do the following:

1. Complete your personal profile. Change its look and feel and add all kinds of…

Did you know that Alopecia World has several cool “badges” that you can add to your personal website or blog?

You can also add these cool badges to your Facebook or MySpace page or your page on another social networking site!

Simply login to your Alopecia World account, go to this page,…

Did you know that you can use keywords to search for members and friends on Alopecia World?

Give it a try. Go to the "Members" section of AlopeciaWorld.com and type search terms like "musician," "writer," "teacher," and "college" in the member search box and then click "Search Members" to find other members.

Also, if you want other members to be able to find you using certain keywords, be sure to include those…

Dear Alopecia World Member,

If you DO NOT HAVE ALOPECIA, then I strongly encourage you to join the new group named “Non-alopecians in Alopecia World.”

If you DO HAVE ALOPECIA, then please invite all of your non-alopecic loved ones and friends to join this much-needed group.

As someone who does not have alopecia, I created the group so that we non-alopecians could encourage and learn from one…

Alopecia World member Willow recently wrote us and gave our beloved community a wonderful compliment. She wrote, "I think your web(site) is a miracle to some people, a helping hand to some, but it's an extended family to us all."

We are grateful beyond words that Alopecia World has come to mean so much to so many people. Not just the more than 1,200 amazing individuals who are now registered members, but also the thousands of…