BCDG Guidelines and rules

"The Building Code Discussions Group (BCDG)"
TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS)
Last updated: August 1, 2009

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE TOS CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING. YOU MUST ACCEPT ALL PROVISIONS STATED IN THE TOS BEFORE BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE BCDG- The BCDG is a paid membership community! There will be no refunds, but you can cancel at any time (Checkoff Box to Accept TOS and click Submit or Continue).......
PURPOSE

THE BCDG IS A "PAID" MEMBERSHIP ONLINE COMMUNITY ACCESSED ONLY BY 'PREMIUM MEMBERS". THE BCDG IS ADMINISTERED BY IMAD NAFFA (hereby referred to as the "Administrator" henceforth).

To participate on the BCDG, you need a "Premium Membership".

To get started using the BCDG (read the Q&As, post, reply, search and upload drawings for discussions and second opinions, etc.) choose from one of the available "Premium Membership" options. You will be granted access to the BCDG only after your credit card order is processed and approved. You have the option to sign up using the free trial membership (only a one-time free trial membership will be allowed).

You can browse the BCDG as our GUEST during the free trial period (you will still have to register first and select free trial membership). You will need to register and become a paid "PREMIUM MEMBER" to be able to post, search and respond to questions on the BCDG.

Topics are directed towards the US building codes, construction, current issues and news that affect the code enforcement, design and building communities. You may post employment-related topics that deal with plan check and building inspection work and only in the appropriate forum.

The members and Administrator, control the direction of the Q&A's. The questions posted relate directly to experiences and situations facing the members and are informational to anyone interested in building codes.

 When you become a MEMBER, and before you participate in the discussions, you must read these guidelines listed in the TOS and agree to abide with them before proceeding with your membership process.

The Q&A's and any and all information and resources posted on the BCDG are property of the Administrator and can be used and/or deleted by the Administrator for any reason.

Members information will not be shared or sold to a third party. The Administrator may use members contact information to keep membership current of the latest developments relating to the BCDG and to share periodic technical information and news..

PLEASE READ THE ANSWERS POSTED BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOURS. AVOID DUPLICATION OF THE SAME INFORMATION. CHECK YOUR SPELLING BEFORE SUBMITTING THE POST. THANK YOU!

WHAT CAN BE POSTED





DISCLAIMER

 Any question, commentary, sketch or drawings and news that deals with building codes, construction and related topics. Posts should use proper English spelling and grammar and be concise. No inappropriate remarks or personal attacks allowed and the Administrator reserves to modify or delete any comment and attachment that appears on the BCDG.

Please locate your Q & A's in the most appropriate main category (FORUM) to avoid relocating and/or deletion by the administrator.

The Administrator reserves the right to:
  1. Edit topics to correct spelling and grammar as needed.
  2. Relocate Q&A's to the appropriate forums.
  3. Gag or lock out anyone demonstrating inappropriate posting or using language deemed inappropriate.
  4. Delete postings that have no business being on this forum or are repetitive.
  5. Invite certain members to be a part of the group's list of panelists and delete panelists that do not conform with the group's stated guidelines.
  6. Cease the operations of the BCDG for any reason.
  7. Cancel memberships with or without reason. Refunds for unused (partial) period of membership may or may not qualify for refund at the discretion of the Administrator.
—Content Disclaimer—
THE BCDG feature links that will take you outside the BCDG web site. The Administrator is not responsible for the content and privacy practices of outside web sites. Publication on the BCDG does not imply endorsement of any product or service offered. The BCDG reserves the right to reject any advertisement.

Considering the real-time nature of this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that, due to the number of posts that are added daily, we can not actively monitor all content of posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted.

The Administrator does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message or post on the BCDG, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views and opinions of the author and not the views of the administrator or any agents associated with this forum. The Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) may not agree with the opinions expressed on the BCDG and opinions expressed should not be construed as being AHJ approved. Any and all information provided on the BCDG should be considered opinions by the author and is provided "as-is" with no warranties whatsoever for accuracy and/or acceptance by any federal, state, local authority or by anyone else.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email at imad@bcodes.com. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violate of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or this site.

Although this forum does not and cannot review all the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the administrator of this forum, Naffa International, Inc., and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). We also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of legal action arising from any messages posted by you. Please note that advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on this forum (as determined by the Administrator) and will be deleted and their author banned from this forum and any membership rights revoked.

Be aware that final code interpretations are always the local code official's privilege.

Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Code Officials, Designers, Plan Reviewers, Inspectors and others enjoy the challenge of discussing the Codes, hopefully in a positive and productive manner. This action of challenging each other is important to the process of better understanding of the building codes and their intended application. However, if you're going to get into code discussions, please do not spout out what you think without having the actual code(s) at hand. The professional way of discussing a code requirement is by referring to specific code or statue sections, rather than by talking in vague generalities.