Welcome to prince.org 2.0!
Welcome to the all-new prince.org!
I know things look quite different, and it might take a little bit of time to get used to where stuff is, but please do investigate! All the active areas of the old site are still available, and updated. Some tips and cool stuff to try:
* Pop around
The quick way to navigate around the site is to use the "pop-up" menus across the top of the screen, below the logo and date line. Just move your mouse over the words, and they should "pop up" a menu of links. Check out all the options!
* Your 'public profile'
If you want to share some more information about yourself with others, like what country you live in, or your favorite albums, etc., check out your "profile". It's completely blank by default, but you can fill it in if you want! As an example of what you can put in there, check out mine (click the link on my name to the left of this message.)
* Got a problem? Found a bug?
Use the 'contact us' page. It's always available at the bottom of the page in fine print, and in the 'extras' pop-up menu.
* Stop by for a chat!
We're going to hold a "staff chat" tomorrow at 3pm pacific time. You're welcome to join us in the chat room and ask any questions you might have, yell at us 
, etc.! In general, the chat can be a useful place to find people to ask questions, too.
* Another way to jump to the homepage
Clicking the "giant P", or anywhere in the logo at the upper-left part of the page will return you to the homepage. Just a handy shortcut.
Now, what can you expect to find on the site?
- Updated, and all-new FAQs
- New discussion forum areas. Start discussions on your own topics!
- Better-edited news items. Summaries on the homepage, click through for the full story.
- Enhanced privacy: your e-mail address is never exposed to others.
- orgNotes: send private mini-emails to other prince.org users, in complete privacy, and doesn't fill up your "real mail" inbox
- Avatars: you can upload your own graphic to go under your name on your discussion forum messages! (They do need to be approved, before they are visible, however.) To upload, go to 'Your account' from the 'Extras' menu, and then click 'Forum Settings' from the left-hand side.
- Random quotes/lyrics/etc. from Prince history: when you're logged in, the bar just above the menus, but just below the logo (next to the date), displays a random message from Prince history... some are cryptic, some are serious, all are fun. Click the 'Huh?' link next to each one to get a pop-up window explaining the origin of the text.
Plus, I'm continuing to add small features over the next
few weeks. I welcome your feedback, and hope you enjoy the new site!
{{{You know, when I started the first little bit of code for 2.0 last August, I had in mind a much smaller project... just a 'facelift' for the site. It turned into a lot more than that...}}} and I'd like to thank everyone who helped, either with suggestions, beta testing, or just patience! I sincerely enjoyed creating the "skeleton" that supports "prince.org"... but it's YOU that make it a living, breathing place, and for that I'm always grateful that such a community of fans exists.
Sincerely,
Ben