Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
FAQ: How do I do things on the site?
We have a whole section on How to's Click on
How To's
FAQ: I entered a listing or story, where is it?
Once you have saved your listing, event or story, it is placed in the appropriate
section in the categories you selected. You can see it there. You can also see it
in the following special sections. Note: you must be logged in for this to work.
Your user name will appear at the left.
For Businesses, Services and Organizations you can click on the word
Listings on the left and it will show you all of these listings, and allow
you to make changes.
For Classifieds you can click on the word
Classifieds on the left and it will show you all of your Classified listings,
and allow you to make changes.
For Calendar Events it depends on how they were entered. If they are part
of a calendar, then go to your Listing, and select the calendar from there. If they
are not part of a calendar, then you need to find them in the community calendar itself.
For News Stories go into the news section appropriate for the story.
FAQ: How can police reports be removed?
We publish any and all police reports that the law enforcement
community chooses to send us. Embarrassment is part of the deterrent
effect, just as fines and jail time are deterrents. However, our
legal system also wisely states that we are innocent until proven
guilty because mistakes can be made.
It is the policy of WherezIt.com to remove police reports from our archive if:
- The accused can show that they were found innocent of the charges
or they were dismissed. Usually the court clerk will give you a copy
of the dismissal notice or something similar. If the charges were
dismissed or you were found innocent, please send WherezIt.com a copy
of the court clerks filing and we will remove the police report
Or
- The arresting law enforcement agency makes the request on your
behalf to have the press release removed. That being said, law
enforcement agencies have no obligation to make that request on your
behalf; as arrest information is considered a public record in the
state of Vermont. If someone would like to speak with the arresting
agency, contact information is usually contained in the press
release.
Requests for removal can be:
- Faxed to 802-244-1530
- Emailed to help@wherezit.com (scan the clerks report)
- Snailmail to:
WherezIt.com
PO Box 239
Waterbury Center, VT 05677
FAQ: Who is c3pu@WherezIt.com and why is he sending me email?
Every email message needs to come from some address and in a fit of
geekyness, we decided to name our server after both C3PO, the Star Wars
communication droid, and the CPU, central processing unit of a computer.
Any message that is sent to you from our system will come from this address.
Please do not reply to any email messages from c3pu, all replies to automated
email are not relayed to humans but are gleefully eaten by c3pu and deposited
into the bit bucket.
FAQ: What do the filter buttons on the left do?
When you are searching for Businesses, Organizations and Classifieds, a variety
of options will appear on the left side of the screen with filter buttons. You can
check the options that are important to you, and then click filter.
If everything goes away, don't get nervous, there just may not be any
french restaurants that have outdoor dining, and an average price of less than $6.
FAQ: What does 'You are trying to add this too soon' mean?
We put a throttle or time limitation on how often you can post a
new item, comment or other free listing to discourage spammers. Spammers
write automated programs that make listings or comments promoting
enhancement products, fake watches or whatever the scam du'jour is
these days. While this does not prevent them from writing these
programs, it is an attempt to limit the damage and annoyance that they
cause.
If you run into this limit on one of your hand written submissions
to this web site, please wait a couple of extra seconds before
submitting it again.
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