Talk:Home inspection

Home inspection

homeinspection.wiki.com: I didn't notice any information there that isn't either already directly on the Wikipedia page or at most a couple of clicks away through the existing link to ASHI. It may not be spam, but it's not exactly meat either. - bfunchess

The homegauge report: I have an iffy feeling about having a link to an example of one particular style of report generated by one particular commercial program, because it carries the implication that that report is somehow the "right" style and anything else is "wrong." I'd suggest that a more appropriate place for it would be the "External Links" section in any event. - bfunchess

The problem with listing organizations is that there's so many of them. This is not a link directory; mentioning a few of the largest and most established ought to be sufficient.

Can we choose some parameters for having links? What goes, what doesn't go? We have a constantly revolving list of organizations, groups, wikis, etc. Let's choose what we keep, what we get rid of, and stick with it. I think the largest national organizations are good to keep, like ASHI, NACHI, NAHI, etc. Having one wiki site could be good too, as it will grow and likely list ALL of the organizations out there. Any thoughts?

The wiki sites that have shown up so far have seemed commercially biased, ad-driven, or extremely sparse (often all three at once), and I don't see what the benefit is to going offsite or of just incorporating information directly in Wikipedia itself.

Wikipedia has limits. With outside wikis they adhere to their own standards- for example, having as much info on a subject as can possibly fit. The home inspection wiki that I linked to prior is none of the above-it is not commercially biased (it is a site run by an inspection company, yes, but is not out to make a profit-just an extension to provide info. It is stated as owned as the company's site to protect itself from trademark infringement and copyright infringement); is not ad-driven; and is no longer sparse. It could use cleanup some, but it is growing a lot. Based on all of these pluses, I feel it would be a beneficial link to have. It is the (currently) most comprehensive home inspection wiki and I feel it will continue to be.

Home Inspection .orgs an directories

I have read all the topics disused. I do agree with bfunchess.

I do think that you should take a hard look at NACHI. It is not in the same category as the other sites you mention in your external links. There are a few other associations that should be added. I would like to offer some good associated articles to add to this wiki if you are interested.

The reason the American Home Inspector Directory was created is to embrace members of all associations. Many of the associations have similar rules ethics and continuing education requirements. If you are going to add link to any associations you should include the American Home Inspector Directory.

Second opinion: I think at least NACHI and ASHI should be added, as they are the two largest national associations. There are so many state associations that it's probably not worth keeping a directory of them together. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.186.188 (talk) 13:24, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Who do home inspectors typically work for? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.56.142.99 (talk) 19:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Home Inspectors (in the US, it may be different in other countries) typically work as independent contractors for the home buyer. The buyer pays for the inspection, and the inspector essentially acts as a knowledgeable proxy for the buyer to examine things a buyer might not think to check for of or might not have the equipment to analyze (like, say, a water pressure gauge). There are a few home inspection companies that employ multiple inspectors and also some nationally-advertised "franchise" shops, but for the most part they're owner/operator, family, or partnership types of organizations with three or fewer inspectors. 173.196.56.2 (talk) 01:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

NACHI does an excelent job providing members a large selection of resources to help grow their businesses. The organization also operates and promotes Inspector directories on Google, as well as other search engines. --76.109.48.97 (talk) 16:02, 25 May 2009 (UTC)A. Imbo - Beacon Home Inspections Palm Beach County, FL

Predelivery Inspection redirect?

The PDI disambiguation page says "Pre-Delivery Inspection, an inspection performed on a car, home, or other item to be sold" and the link redirects to this. Predelivery inspection is carried out on all sorts of products: the term is a more general one and I'm not sure the redirect should stand. Thoughts? --Romana (talk) 14:30, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

I came to Wikipedia (from a Google search) specifically to learn what "pdi" meant after seeing it on an item-list for a vehicle I'm looking to purchase, and if it's something I really need to pay for. A separate article would be nice. 76.106.251.87 (talk) 03:48, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Copyright concerns

This article was tagged quite rightly for its resemblance to [1] in January 2010. Investigation suggests that the infringement is reversed and that the site has duplicated content from Wikipedia without acknowledgment. Although not conclusive, there is no archived version of that website, which suggests it may be recent. More tellingly, there is evidence of natural evolution within the article. Take, for instance, the following edits, which display incremental changes to the material: [2], [3], [4]. The external website uses the later language.

Much of the material at that external site was added in this edit. However, it, too, underwent further revision, with the later language being reflected in the external site ([5]; [6]).

Contributors to the article interested in addressing this unattributed duplication, which is a violation of Wikipedia's terms of reuse, may wish to see Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks for some suggestions for requesting credit. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:32, 16 January 2010 (UTC)