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=== Clearly Resolvable URs ===
=== Clearly Resolvable URs ===


If the UR can not be resolved by editing (e.g. "Traffic Lights"), you should provide a clear explanation using the conversation feature and then close the UR as "solved".
If the UR can not be resolved by editing (e.g. "Traffic Lights"), '''you should provide a clear explanation''' using the conversation feature and then close the UR as "solved".


If you can resolve the UR by editing, do so (requesting unlocks if needed). Provide a brief note of what you have done via conversation and close the UR as "solved".
If you can resolve the UR by editing, do so (requesting unlocks if needed). '''Provide a brief note of what you have done''' via conversation and close the UR as "solved".


=== Unclear URs - Starting a Conversation ===
=== Unclear URs - Starting a Conversation ===


If the problem is unclear you should ask the original reporter for more information via conversation. Bear in mind that most reporters will simply be users of the App with no idea about the editing community and processes behind it - so don't get too technical. It's also a good idea to reference the original problem to refresh their memory - e.g. "You reported an Incorrect Junction where the High St crosses Old Rd".
If the problem is unclear you should ask the original reporter for more information via conversation. Bear in mind that most reporters will simply be users of the App with no idea about the editing community and processes behind it - so don't get too technical. It's also a good idea to reference the original problem to refresh their memory - e.g. "You reported an Incorrect Junction where the High St crosses Old Rd".
You should include wording to the effect that the UR will be closed after ''at least'' 7 days if there is no response.


You ''may'' wish to include an email address in your message. Some reporters prefer to reply by email - although, depending on their reply, it can be hard to work out which UR they are responding to.
You ''may'' wish to include an email address in your message. Some reporters prefer to reply by email - although, depending on their reply, it can be hard to work out which UR they are responding to.


'''Be polite!'''
'''Be polite!'''
== UR's with Conversations ==
=== Joining a Conversation ===
URs with existing conversations are still open to all editors. If you examine the UR and feel you have something useful to contribute then, by all means, do so. But please give precedence for fixing the problem to the editor who opened the conversation.
=== Closing a UR with a Conversation ===
If you are not the editor who originally started the conversation, or an AM for that area, or a Country Manager/Administrator (CM/CA), '''you should not close the UR'''.
If there has been no response for at least 7 days, the editor who originally started the conversation should consider closing the UR. An AM/CM/CA ''may'' also close the UR, but it would be more polite to add a note to the conversation - such as "Since there seems to be no further progress here, do you want to close this UR now?".
When closing a UR, '''please leave a message''' as to why you are doing so. Waze say that ''soon'' URs will remain on the map for a period after being closed. This message will help other editors to know what you have done and learn from it.

Revision as of 22:04, 15 January 2014

Introduction

This page is intended to document UK guidelines for dealing with User Reports (UR) and UR conversations.

The priority with URs should always be to identify the problem correctly and either resolve it by editing the map or explain to the original reporter why that can't be done. Drivers who take the trouble to report a problem deserve a prompt and helpful resolution.

Initial Procedure for Dealing with a UR

If you find a UR that is still yellow and there is an Area Manager for the area (check the AM layer in the editor), please leave the UR alone, at least until it turns orange. AMs rely on URs to get a better idea of the area they are managing. Once the UR turns orange, the priority shifts to providing a resolution to the reporter.

Clearly Resolvable URs

If the UR can not be resolved by editing (e.g. "Traffic Lights"), you should provide a clear explanation using the conversation feature and then close the UR as "solved".

If you can resolve the UR by editing, do so (requesting unlocks if needed). Provide a brief note of what you have done via conversation and close the UR as "solved".

Unclear URs - Starting a Conversation

If the problem is unclear you should ask the original reporter for more information via conversation. Bear in mind that most reporters will simply be users of the App with no idea about the editing community and processes behind it - so don't get too technical. It's also a good idea to reference the original problem to refresh their memory - e.g. "You reported an Incorrect Junction where the High St crosses Old Rd".

You should include wording to the effect that the UR will be closed after at least 7 days if there is no response.

You may wish to include an email address in your message. Some reporters prefer to reply by email - although, depending on their reply, it can be hard to work out which UR they are responding to.

Be polite!

UR's with Conversations

Joining a Conversation

URs with existing conversations are still open to all editors. If you examine the UR and feel you have something useful to contribute then, by all means, do so. But please give precedence for fixing the problem to the editor who opened the conversation.

Closing a UR with a Conversation

If you are not the editor who originally started the conversation, or an AM for that area, or a Country Manager/Administrator (CM/CA), you should not close the UR.

If there has been no response for at least 7 days, the editor who originally started the conversation should consider closing the UR. An AM/CM/CA may also close the UR, but it would be more polite to add a note to the conversation - such as "Since there seems to be no further progress here, do you want to close this UR now?".

When closing a UR, please leave a message as to why you are doing so. Waze say that soon URs will remain on the map for a period after being closed. This message will help other editors to know what you have done and learn from it.