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- How do I apply for a job or internship with projo.com or The Providence Journal?
- What if I have other questions or comments about projo.com?
Registration Frequently Asked Questions
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- Are you going to sell or share my personal information?
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- What are you doing to protect my privacy?
- Will I receive unsolicited e-mail if I register on your site?
- How can I remove myself from your database?
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- What happens if someone is not truthful in the registration process?
- Why are you registering me when very few other news sites require registration?
- How does this change the way I use projo.com? What changes will I expect to see?
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- How are you going to use this information?
- What if I move?
- How can I change my account information?
- How do I unsubscribe to a newsletter or other products?
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- Will you be using my name or email address to solicit anyone else?
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- How secure is this registration process? Will anyone be able to steal my email or contact information?
- If you are customizing your content to me, does this mean that I don't get to see some of your site?
- How do I get a question answered that is not in the FAQ's?
Content Frequently Asked Questions
- What type of content can I find in projo.com that I won't find in The Providence Journal?
- What content from the The Providence Journal is not available on projo.com?
- How can I locate the information I want on projo.com?
- May I copy and post an article from projo.com on my Web site?
- May I reprint an article from projo.com in a non-online form?
- Are obituaries available on projo.com?
- Does projo.com offer stock updates or stock quotes?
- How do I get the latest sports scores?
- Where do I find information about dining, movies, music, nightlife, events and other entertainment listings?
- When is projo.com updated?
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- I saw a photo in the newspaper that I couldn't find online. How can I get a copy?
- How do I submit an obituary for publication? What about death notices?
- I saw a photo online that I would like to download. Can I purchase the photo I found on projo.com?
- I often bookmark stories I find on projo.com, but when I go back to the story a week later, I get a "file not found" error or a different story. What's wrong?
- I posted a message on the bulletin board, but it has not shown up yet? Why?
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- What if I have other questions or comments about projo.com?
Advertising Frequently Asked Questions
- Where are the classified ads?
- When are classified ads placed on projo.com, and how long do they remain online?
- Can I search for a classified ad in the Archives?
- Can I place a classified ad via the Web site? If not, how do I place a classified ad?
- If I place a classified ad in The Providence Journal, does it automatically appear online?
- Where can I find information about advertising on projo.com?
- Where can I find information about advertising in The Providence Journal?
- What if I purchased a classified ad and can't find it online?
- How do I submit a death notice, which is the legal advertisement containing funeral information?
Technology Frequently Asked Questions
- Whom do I contact if I am having problems with viewing projo.com?
- How do I make a page on projo.com my Start Page?
- I subscribe to America Online. My Web browser doesn't seem to show some parts of your site. What's the best way to view your Web site?
- I'm having trouble reading your site. Graphics don't seem to work like they should. And the type doesn't display in a completely readable form. What's wrong?
- Do you provide streaming video on our site?
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- Why are some of the Web cam or radar images out of date on projo.com?
- Further assistance
Site Design Frequently Asked Questions
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- Will my projo.com bookmarks continue to work properly?
- What is new with this change?
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- What will change in the future?
- How do I find my favorite section/page/information?
- Will it work in the web browser I use?
- I use an Apple Macintosh; will I see the site the same?
E-mail Newsletters Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I subscribe to a paid subscription or free newsletter offered on projo.com?
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- Why do some newsletters that I used to receive for free now require a subscription fee?
- I have a new e-mail address, and would like to update my profile. I would like to also begin receiving my newsletters at this new e-mail address.
- My e-mail browser doesn’t support graphically rich e-mail, like "HTML" e-mail. I can’t receive documents with photos, video or audio clips. Can you send me the newsletters in text-only format?
- I accidentally deleted this week’s newsletter from my inbox before I had a chance to read it. Could you please resend it to me?
- I am an AOL user, and I can’t read any of the newsletters I signed up for at projo.com. Can you help me?
- I use AOL, and I haven’t been receiving any of the newsletters I signed up for at projo.com. Can you help me?
- I am an AOL user, and I want to know why there are all these extra spaces in your newsletter?
- I am a CompuServe user, and I can’t read any of the newsletters I signed up for at projo.com. Can you help me?
- I use Eudora as my e-mail program. Is it compatible with projo.com’s newsletters?
- Novell’s GroupWise is my e-mail program, and all I receive is a blank e-mail with an attachment. How can I read your newsletter?
- I use Novell’s GroupWise, and all I receive from you is a blank e-mail – no text, no graphics, no attachment. What happened to the newsletter?
- I am a Lotus Notes user, and I can’t read any of the newsletters I signed up for at projo.com. Can you help me?
- Hotmail is my e-mail service and I don’t seem to be receiving any of the newsletters I subscribed to. Can you help me?
- Yahoo! is my e-mail browser and I don’t seem to be receiving any of the newsletters I subscribed to. Can you help me?
- I use Microsoft Outlook. Will I be able to read the newsletters from projo.com?
- I use a Mac computer, and your newsletters appear as just a bunch of garbled computer code on my screen. Is there a compatibility problem with your newsletters and the Mac format?
- My e-mail program doesn’t support graphically enhanced e-mail like "HTML" e-mail. I can’t receive documents with photos, video or audio clips. Can you send me the newsletters in a text-only format?
Bulletin Boards Frequently Asked Questions
The projo.com bulletin boards have built-in frequently asked questions, which can be found at:
http://www.projo.com/wwwthreads/faq_english.pl?Cat=
Newspaper Frequently Asked Questions
- How can I order delivery of The Providence Journal?
- How do I report a delivery problem?
- Can I pay for my Providence Journal subscription online?
- What if I didn't receive my newspaper?
- How do I suspend delivery of (newspaper), or notify the circulation department about missed papers?
- How do I sign up for The Providence Journal’s PressPass discount program for subscribers?
- Can I search and locate back issues of The Providence Journal on the Internet? If so, how far back do the online archives go?
- Can I purchase or download photos that appeared in (newspaper)?
- Can I purchase back issue print editions of (newspaper)?
- What is the general mailing address and phone number for The Providence Journal Co.?
- How can I contact a specific department or employee of The Providence Journal?
- How can I place an engagement or wedding announcement in the paper?
- Where do you have the wedding and engagement news on projo.com?
- Where can I find the weekly listing of local real-estate transactions on projo.com?
- How can I submit a press release to The Providence Journal?
- How can I submit an event listing to The Providence Journal?
- Can I schedule a tour of Providence Journal facilities?
- How can I find out about The Providence Journal’s Newspapers in Education program?
- How can I submit a letter to the editor?
- May I reprint an article or photograph from The Providence Journal?









