Re: Possible Baltimore Forum for us???
That's ok; I post another one; on the same page.
"ICC Censorship
After many years of providing an open forum for Code Officials, Architects, Engineers, Builders, Contractors and the General Public to Openly Discuss and share information about the I-Codes; the ICC has Shut Down it's Bulletin Board; and replaced it with a "Pay for Entry" group of "Communities"; open only to "paid members"; that are extremely hard to navigate, and, all attempts for open discussion are censored and removed, by the ICC.
The ICC gave a five day notice to close the open Bulletin Board on a Thursday; and closed the board on Saturday night; which meant that "there was really ONLY A ONE DAY notice". Many believe that this was to disperse the Bulletin Board users; so they would lose contact with each other; and prevent them from meeting and voiceing their objection to the closing.
Thousands of invlauable posts, sharing code information and answering code questions from Architects, Engineers, Builders, Contractors and the General Public; that were available to visitors of the Bulletin Board; were lost.
The ICC's attempt to censor the members of the bulletin board, by removing it; was irresponsible. The loss of the thousands of informative posts have been lost; and the ICC has lost a valuable asset.
There action will come at a greater expense that the cost of the Bulletin Board. They have lost the trust of many knowledgeable and dedicated Building Officials, Inspectors, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, other professionals and professional organizations who shared their time, and knowledge with each other and the public on the Bulletin Board.
Many of the members took immediate action; and formed another Bulletin Board, and contacting many of the ICC BB members. The new Bulletin Board will take time, private donations, and a lot of work; and although without the lost posts, it will be years before it is as helpfull and productive as the old BB; it will prevail and it will survive.
Will this be the Legacy of the "New ICC"? To opress free association and sharing of knowledge of the I-codes?
Shame on you!
Uncle Bob"
And I signed it.
Ya'll can disown me later. The nice thing about being retired is; I don't have to worry about my boss coming in and asking me "What the H*** were you thinking"?
Uncle Bob