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diff --git a/docs/training/citizens.md b/docs/training/citizens.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fb19a266f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/training/citizens.md @@ -0,0 +1,297 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: FixMyStreet training - citizens +author: dave +--- + +Training notes for citizens +============================= + +<p class="lead"> + These notes may serve as a basis for training people new to the FixMyStreet + platform. They might be helpful if you’re setting up a new site or team. +</p> +<div class="attention-box helpful-hint"> + <p> + Basic training notes like these are available for + <br> + <a href="{{ "/training/citizens" | relative_url }}">citizens</a>, + <a href="{{ "/training/staff" | relative_url }}">staff users</a>, and + <a href="{{ "/training/admins" | relative_url }}">administrators</a>. + </p> + <p> + Refer to the <a href="{{ "/overview" | relative_url }}">full documentation</a> + for more detailed information! + </p> +</div> + +Remember that every FixMyStreet installation is different, and can both +look and behave differently, depending on how it has been +[customised]({{ "/customising/" | relative_url }}). + +<!-- magically present as slideshow, slides split on h2 or h3 --> +<a name class="play-as-slideshow"></a> + +--- + +## Why use MakeMyIsland? + +You have a problem in the street (for example, a streetlight is broken). +Here's why you should report it on MakeMyIsland. + +* **it's helpful** + <br> + problems can't be fixed until someone knows about them! +* **even if you don't know who to tell** + <br> + because MakeMyIsland will pass it on to the right people +* **it's quick** + <br> + click on the map, describe the problem, send it +* **avoids duplicates** + <br> + if there's already a pin on the map, you know it's already been reported +* **everyone knows when it's fixed** + <br> + when it's marked as _fixed_ you receive an email letting you know + +Over time, the community gets a public record of where the problems +were, and how busy everyone has been fixing them. + +## How to report a problem + +This example starts at the home page, that is, the front of the site. You can +click on "Report a problem" anywhere on the site to get started. + +## Enter location... + + + + +## Start with a general location + +* **enter a nearby street name or area** + <br> + If MakeMyIsland isn't sure where you meant, it will offer choices + +* or **use your current location** + <br> + if your device supports that + +## Click on the map... + + + +## Click the map (a pin appears!) + +* **click on the map exactly where the problem is** + <br> + You can zoom the map. After you've clicked on the map, if the + pin isn't in the right place, you can drag it to reposition it... + or just click again. + + +## Enter details... + + + +## Enter details + +* **enter a one-line summary of the problem** + <br> + this is used as the summary when the problem is shown in lists + +* **type in a description of the problem** + <br> + What's wrong? Has it been like it long? + +* **choose a category** + <br> + the site uses the precise location and the category to decide + to whom your report will be sent + +* **attach a photo if you want** + +## Enter your _own_ details + + + +## Provide your email address + +* **enter your email address** + <br> + Because that's what MakeMyIsland uses to identify you + +Some versions of FixMyStreet use other ways to identify you too, +so you might be able to login with Facebook, for example. + +## Got a password? + +If you've signed into MakeMyIsland before, and you've got a +password: + +* **enter your password** + +* **click _Submit_** + +## No password? Click in email link + +If you haven't signed in before and set a password; + +* **enter your name** + +* **check or uncheck "show my name publicly"** + <br> + You name is sent, with your message, to the body along + with your report, but it won't be shown on the report's + web page unless you want it to be + +* **click _Submit_** + +* **look in your email inbox** + <br> + MakeMyIsland has sent you an email: click on the "confirmation + link" in it, so MakeMyIsland knows you really are the + person who uses that email address + + +## The report has been submitted + +* **you can see it on the website** + <br> + it has a simple URL that won't change, so you can + use it to share your report + +* **it gets sent to the right authority** + <br> + the report will be emailed to the public body responsible for fixing + it in a few moments + +In fact, reports are rounded up and sent every five minutes. And in +some implementations of FixMyStreet, the problems are put directly into +the authorities' "problem database" instead of emailing... but it works +the same for you, either way. + +## When did a report get sent? + +You can see this on the public site: + + + +* **the report has not been sent yet** if there's no "Sent to..." sentence + +* **it's normal for a report to not go immediately when it is submitted** + <br> + usually, all reports are rounded up and sent every 5 minutes + +## Add an update... + + + + +## Add an update to a report + +Later, you can add an update to a report: + +* **any report (not just yours!)** + <br> + To get to a report, click on the pin and **Details**, + or (if it's in a list) click on its name + +* **you can mark the problem as _Fixed_** + <br> + or mark it as "not fixed" if it's wrongly already marked as "fixed" + +## Report an offensive report + +If you find a report that you think should not be displayed (for example, +it contains offensive language or an inappropriate photograph): + +* **click on _Report abuse_ on the report** + +The administrators will be alerted and can hide the report. + +## The "report abuse" link + + + + +## Find problems nearby + +If you're looking at a problem report... + +* **click on _Problems nearby_** + <br> + to see all pins stuck in the map where other problems + have been reported near this one + +## Ask to be notified... + + + +## Get email updates + +You can ask MakeMyIsland to email you whenever: + +* **problem reports are submitted near a place you're interested in** + +* **a particular problem gets an update** + <br> + any problem report _you_ create is automatically one of these + +Click on **Get updates** or **Local alerts** to set this up. + +MakeMyIsland also makes alerts available with RSS, which is useful +for programmers/other apps. + +## Getting updates... + + + + +## Use your account + +If you set a password, you can login when you use MakeMyIsland. +When you are logged in: + +* **you don't keep getting confirmation email links** + <br> + because the site already knows who you are + +* **you can see all your reports on one page** + <br> + Click on **Your reports** + +* **sign out any time by clicking on... _Sign out_** + +## Signing in... + + + +## Your reports + + + +## Share what you've done! + +* **every report has a simple URL that never changes** + <br> + for example `www.fixmystreet.com/report/12345` + +* **you can share that link!** + <br> + when a problem gets fixed, let your friends know: you got something fixed! + + +## Sign out if anyone else might use the same device + +* **click on _Sign out_** + <br> + it always appears somewhere near the top of the screen when you're logged in + + + + + + + |