Faq

These are some Frequently Asked Questions about this FrostFires.com, with some answers.

What is Frostfires.com?

Have you got a local problem like crime, noise, graffiti, waste, etc? Frostfires.com is a free and simple way to report your issues to government. You can join groups, build support and make things happen.

If you register for an account, you can post small notices about what concerns you right now. You can also email a copy of your complaint or concern to your local government represenative.

Frostfires.com operate a unique map feature that allows you to mark the location of your complaint on the map and attach the location to your notice. Frostfires.com lets you look up people and groups related to your area of interest.

You can also subscribe to the notices of your friends, business contacts or other people you are interested in, and follow them on the Web or via the RSS feeds.

What should be posted on Frostfires.com?

Frostfires.com is the ideal platform for posting local issues. These include abandoned vehicles, animal related problems, begging, noisy neighbours, underage drinking, criminal damage, graffiti, litter/rubbish, harassment, prostitution, street drinking, drug dealing, fly tipping and noice or air pollution.

Who benefits From Frostfires.com?

Frostfires.com is a powerful way to get your message out to thousands of people quickly and easily. Popular notices can reach a vast number of people via Frostfires.com.

How can Frostfires.com help you communicate with those in power?

Communicating with governments and people in power has tended to be very difficult. Interaction at best consists of visiting government websites and trying to contact the relevant department or individual. Frostfires.com changes this through directly messanging the relevant authority or government official. Simply tick the box next to your post to email your message to those in power.

How can Frostfires.com help fight local anti-social trends?

Frostfires.com is designed to provide the tools for the online population to provide local feedback and generate credible information on local anti-social trends. These include abandoned vehicles, animal related problems, begging, noisy neighbours, underage drinking, criminal damage, graffiti, litter/rubbish, harassment, prostitution, street drinking, drug dealing, fly tipping and noice or air pollution.

This information should then serve as a roadmap for local citizens, a reform checklist for policy makers, and a guide for local governments on the most relevant and problematic local issues.

How does Frostfires.com see the future of e-democracy and citizenship?

As broadband access around the world continues to increase, we see a time when interacting with politicians via all-in-one living room 'hubs' will be as natural as flicking on an episode of popular television dramas. This will pave the way for e-voting systems across local and national issues.

The governments around the world hold huge amounts of data that is presently not available for public use. The online population will continue to create more content around important issues. For example, data will become available that will allow patients to make more informed decisions about what medicines or hospitals to use in their treatment. There will be an ever increasing volume of direct conversations between government and the online population and as a result increased data transparency.

How can Frostfires.com help corruption around the world?

Frostfires.com gives the online population the opportunity to provide local knowledge and credible information on local governance and corruption trends around the world.

This information should then serve as a roadmap for citizens, policy makers and decision-makers and a guide to the business climate for investors.

Who is behind is Frostfires.com?

Frostfires.com is founded by Chris Frost, founder of Frostfire.