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+---
+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&rsquo;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...
+
+![front page]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-01-front-page.png" | relative_url }})
+
+
+## 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 on map]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-02-click-on-map.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## 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]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-03-enter-details.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## 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
+
+![enter user details]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-04-user-details.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## 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:
+
+![sent yet?]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-18-show-when-sent.png" | relative_url }})
+
+* **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]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-05-update.png" | relative_url }})
+
+
+## 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
+
+![report abuse]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-06-report-abuse.png" | relative_url }})
+
+
+## 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...
+
+![the get-updates link]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-07-get-updates-link.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## 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...
+
+![get updates]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-08-get-updates.png" | relative_url }})
+
+
+## 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...
+
+![sign in screen]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-09-login.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## Your reports
+
+![your reports]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-12-your-reports.png" | relative_url }})
+
+## 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
+
+![sign out]({{ "/assets/img/training/mmi-17-logout.png" | relative_url }})
+
+
+
+
+