jar546
CBO
It is hard to believe that it was over 14 years ago that I was asked to throw together a forum to replace the soon-to-be-doomed and removed ICC Forum. The ICC decided they did not want to be in the forum business so they canned it. It has been one hell of a journey because back then, just as now, I was working full-time as a Building Code Official for several municipalities. TBCF has been a labor of love. Recently, I was reminded of why I appreciate it so much.
Part of trying to grow this forum and keep it modern and relevant pushed me to start a Building Code Forum YouTube channel. One of the things that I forgot was that YouTube is filled with people of all backgrounds, levels of experience, knowledge levels, etc. The comments on some of the videos clearly show that. That is not the case here at TBCF.
I have been adamant about good moderation for this forum. As a result, we have highly informational content. Yes, just like YouTube, TBCF does have people of all different backgrounds, levels of experience, and knowledge levels, but not to the degrees we see on YT. Here, we all share a common bond of building codes, whether as designers, inspectors, plans examiners, building officials, or contractors. Of course, we may disagree, sometimes, it gets a little heated, but we moderate each other and make sure that there is a minimum level of professionalism. For that, I am thankful.
I may have created, nurtured, and maintained this forum, but it was all of you that built it, and make it what it is today. For that I thank you. The posts on this forum are much more informative than what you see on Youtube because our audience here is a niche of professionals, whereas YT can be anyone who is in the mood to troll.
So to each and every one of you. Thank you for making TBCF what it is today. Go watch some of our Youtube videos, look at the comments, and you will see the difference.
Part of trying to grow this forum and keep it modern and relevant pushed me to start a Building Code Forum YouTube channel. One of the things that I forgot was that YouTube is filled with people of all backgrounds, levels of experience, knowledge levels, etc. The comments on some of the videos clearly show that. That is not the case here at TBCF.
I have been adamant about good moderation for this forum. As a result, we have highly informational content. Yes, just like YouTube, TBCF does have people of all different backgrounds, levels of experience, and knowledge levels, but not to the degrees we see on YT. Here, we all share a common bond of building codes, whether as designers, inspectors, plans examiners, building officials, or contractors. Of course, we may disagree, sometimes, it gets a little heated, but we moderate each other and make sure that there is a minimum level of professionalism. For that, I am thankful.
I may have created, nurtured, and maintained this forum, but it was all of you that built it, and make it what it is today. For that I thank you. The posts on this forum are much more informative than what you see on Youtube because our audience here is a niche of professionals, whereas YT can be anyone who is in the mood to troll.
So to each and every one of you. Thank you for making TBCF what it is today. Go watch some of our Youtube videos, look at the comments, and you will see the difference.