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=head1 Welcome to FixMyStreet
FixMyStreet is an open source project to develop a website for reporting
-issues such as potholes and broken street lights to the appropriate authority.
+problems such as potholes and broken street lights to the appropriate authority.
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+Users locate problems using a combination of address and sticking a pin
+in a map without worrying about the correct authority to report it to.
+FixMyStreet then works out the correct authority to report it to using
+the problem location and type and sends a report.
It was created in 2005 by L<mySociety|http://www.mysociety.org> for reporting problems to UK councils and
has been copied around the world.