Dear Brian,
I love the new Inspection News Board. However, I was wondering if you could possibly rename this section "Flamethrowing and Name Calling by Members of Various Trade Associations", that way I wouldn't be duped into spending so much of my valuable research time being entertained by reading the threads on this section when all I came to do was read some meaningful information.
I did good today and only spent 30 minutes on one thread that helped me out in no way as far as I can tell.
Or, better yet, perhaps you could just include a new forum on the board with the above mentioned title so that I can
choose to be entertained on purpose instead of looking for more viable information under the "
Associations, Ethics, Standards, Licensing, Legislation:Home Inspectors & Commercial Inspectors" heading and only finding more name calling, berating, etc. Some of the content on these threads appears to be less than "Ethical". Ah, the irony is not lost on me!
I must admit that I do read these threads because some of the posts are just downright hilarious, but some of these threads might fit better under a heading named "Got nothing better to do? Read these threads" or a forum called "If you are not in my association, you suck, read on for details as to why..."
To be fair I will admit that I am not a member of any of the associations so often listed (and flamed) in these threads as they have all done a pretty good job of lessening my desire to join any of them because of postings by certain members and leaders of the organizations.
Perhaps if I joined one or all of these organizations I would get more out of insulting fellow inspectors.
However, I am a member of one association and that is this message board, which has a lot of helpful members and information and I don't have to pay a penny for the membership and most people answering questions don't care what your certification is or is not, or what association you belong to. I can honestly get good information, help and comraderey on most of the forums here and that is the kind of association I prefer.
Thank you,
Eric