RS6.com Forum updated

[Erik]

NEWS!

Hello everyone! :bye:

As you may have noticed I renewed the forum licence a few weeks ago, and while doing so also got the latest version of the software.

Apart from that you now will view the pictures a bit differently once they are attached in a post, there are some other news and possibilites to discover if you click around on your and other profiles.

You should also be able to start your own personal albums and picture galleries (I hope it works :vhmmm: ). Try it and make us of it! Share your pictures and experience!

Other plans involve a new logotype. If you have any ideas or know someone who is good at this please let me know, but any Audi trademarks are :nono: .

History:
This website started back in 2002 and is more international than I could ever have wished for. There are members from Japan, Hong Kong, all over Asia, Russia, Africa, Europe, North and South America.
I'm not sure about Iceland and Antarctica. :hihi:
I hope the information here has helped people to purchase, modify and perhaps even sell their cars.

FUTURE:

There are some costs involved in running this website (mainly bandthwidth, server and vBulletin software licence), and if you like to share them with me you are certainly welcome. The best way is to use PayPal (http://www.paypal.com/), my account is erikb (at) ruf.se Everything will go towards running and developing this site.


Thanks a lot to everyone who reads, writes and support the forum! :asian:

[cornishmoocher]

Erik,

Well done and congratulations on such a great site. My annual donation is on its way :thumb:

Mooch.

[vangelis]

It is an amazing website, Thanks Erik for all your efforts to make this up. Wish you all the best and congratulations, my donation has been sent :0: :asian:

[cornishmoocher]

Here is my logo suggestion.......

[vangelis]

Here is my logo suggestion.......


YEAAH ,, very niceeee logo Mooch ,,, good work

[artur777]

Erik, thanks
the forum is really useful and a good way to spend time:-)

[kju]

i love the forum and use it most time on my iphone 3g, but since this "update" i cant watch photos anymore. There is only a black screen where the picture should appear but if i touch the display everThing closes. I hope you can set the picture preview like before where everThing was working :)
Thank you for the best forum on the net!

[SAF]

Thanks for updating the clubhouse!

[AndyBG]

Thanks and congrat''s Erik! You made a fantastic and very unique forum! :cheers:

[mdk]

Erik nice to know about your plans! Congratulations :addict:

Would it be possible to get an auto-reminder on our annual subscription (for the users who support the forum)?

[The RS6]

Here is my logo suggestion.......

You can't use any Audi's official logos...so that RS6 emblem is forbidden :(

BTW thanks Eric, a wonderfull site this is :)

[Erik]

Thanks a lot to cornishmoocher and mdk for contributing!

Sorry I can't reply to why pictures don't work on the iPhone.
Annual reminder, I will check but I don't think it will work other than me writing a thread like this updating you on the latest. :D

[Fab]

We are all here for a while for shure

Great job Eric :thumb:

[roadrunner]

the best audi forum since the beginning.

open minded people
rarely car / people bashing
inside information

it's just my Audi home on the web :cheers:

[Erik]

Thanks a lot for your contribution roadrunner!

Welcome back Fab :)

[Erik]

Thanks a lot to Vangelis as well! (sorry missed you)

[cornishmoocher]

You can't use any Audi's official logos...so that RS6 emblem is forbidden :(

BTW thanks Eric, a wonderfull site this is :)

Should be ok. Only the rings will cause problems. Look at RS246.com or Audisrs.com. They all use the Audi red slash emblem- they just put a disclaimer on the website.

If that was the case, then just using the phrase RS6 would be forbidden by copyright law.........

Not that I am trying to big up my logo....;)

[SAF]

I tend to agree with cornishmoocher. Email sent Erik!

[roadrunner]

Here is a link to an R8 club, that managed to officially be allowed to create & use a logo with Audi copyright elements in it

http://www.r8-quattro.de/include.php?path=forum/showthread.php&threadid=359&PHPKITSID=ad898615e41af2019f2cc817f6f67980

So there would be potential for a rs6.com logo in high class Audi style - BUT i'm a lousy "drawer" :hihi:

[snoopra]

Thanks for the reminder Erik, donation sent.:rs6kiss:

[Erik]

Thanks snoopra.

[satine]

Nice website you got, just new here, very much like to read all the posts from you all. learning new stuff about Audi.. Will be more around since now..

nice work Erik,

Regards,

Satine

[cata4]

Thanks Erik!
For creating a perfect forum ! :D

[Erik]

Thanks 10SecS4 for your donation!

[10SecS4]

No problem Erik!

BTW, have you considered breaking down the RS6 forum into two sub-forums, one for the C5 RS6 and another for the newer C6 RS6? Please forgive me if this has already been discussed!
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Marc aka 10SecS4

http://titsup-racing.com/video/rs6/rs6_sig.jpg

2003 Audi RS6
11.84 @ 116.76 | Video (http://www.titsup-racing.com/video/rs6/rs6_11_8.wmv) | Timeslip (http://www.titsup-racing.com/video/rs6/rs6.htm)
Mods: No pre-cats & my own custom tuned ECU/TCU. That's it!

2000 Audi S4
10.73 @ 132.76 | Video (http://titsup-racing.com/video/s4/s4_10_73.wmv) | Timeslip (http://titsup-racing.com/images/s4/s4_10_73.jpg)
Mods: K04s + bolt-ons + weight reduction (bone stock motor!).

[Erik]

BTW, have you considered breaking down the RS6 forum into two sub-forums, one for the C5 RS6 and another for the newer C6 RS6? Please forgive me if this has already been discussed!

Might be a good idea. But it might be kind of tricky, work heavy also.
Maybe time for a poll? :hahahehe:

[Erik]

MANY thanks to Benman for your very generous donation, and your help as moderator. :asian:

When are you coming to Sweden? I think the Dom Perignon 1996 is about ready. :D

:cheers:

[grizz]

Thanks for a great site.... What a great "Family" of freinds ...
Payment sent...

Keep up the good work.. Grizz

[albertracing]

Might be a good idea. But it might be kind of tricky, work heavy also.
Maybe time for a poll? :hahahehe:

I also think that this is a good idea

[SAF]

IMO, if you are serious about splitting the two RS6 models, I'd also suggest pulling out the S6/S8 part of this forum page as well. Personally, I'd rather see an RS6 only page, since that is the majority of the use it gets.

[Erik]

Thanks a lot to 10SecS4 and grizz for your very generous donations.

[gdavison]

Thanks Erik.. Not sure of the going donation amount, so sent a few "UK petrol tokens" through via paypal

Thanks to you and all for a great RS6 forum

[Erik]

Thanks Erik.. Not sure of the going donation amount, so sent a few "UK petrol tokens" through via paypal

Thanks to you and all for a great RS6 forum

Thank you very much. There's no minimum, no maximum or going amount. We're all different in what we can and want to donate. Everything's welcome, and goes to running the website.

I am currently looking into the logotype again, but it's difficult to find professional help for a limited budget.

However, first I'm off for a week in Greece (please let there be warmth and a lot of sunshine) :cheers:

[Erik]

Many thanks to BenS.

[The RS6]

I can't really help with financing, but if you need a moderator or any help regarding design, I'm here... :)

[gdavison]

I was just thinking .. would Audi really complain re the use of an "Audi Like" logo

A quick search turns up that RS6 is a trademarked word in the UK by Audi, So I'd guess pretty much any where else as well

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ohim?ohimnum=E21121

also RS 6 as well

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ohim?ohimnum=E6894745

Years ago I ran an online gaming team called TeamKFC, our web site was closed down by KFC, they set a bunch of US lawyers on us as we "may confuse their customers" .. I dunno naff food or onlinine gaming .. its very easy to get confused ;)

[Erik]

I was just thinking .. would Audi really complain re the use of an "Audi Like" logo

Let me put it like this, I don't want to find out. I want to peacefully live side by side with this as a hobby project.

@The RS6, I'm a bit too busy to guide you about my ideas about the logotype right now. But you're welcome if you have the time to send me some ideas.

[gdavison]

Let me put it like this, I don't want to find out. I want to peacefully live side by side with this as a hobby project.


I can absolutely get that :0:

[B42]

This site is really helpful and useful for me :rs6kiss:
I want this site to keep going , so I sent you my donation.

Thanks, Erik!

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[Erik]

Thanks very much b42!

Nice to have peole from around the Globe. I hope to go to Japan one day, the sooner the better :D

[Erik]

Thanks a lot for your support HeadShot!

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18676

[Trebor]

Hi Erik

Allot of value & fun here, happy to contribute :jlol:

Long may it continue :thumb:

[Erik]

Thanks Trebor!

[Erik]

Many thanks R1 and DHall for your support.

[Erik]

Many thanks Douglas F. (sorry don't know your screen/member name).

[cata4]

Even if I do not post very often, I read the forum every day!
Congratulations for an extraordinary job!
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[Erik]

A hundred thank you to Randy aka Max RS6 for your contribution.

Today I will pay for the vBulletin license, so nice timing :D

Have a nice weekend everyone!

About the RS6.com logotype - yes, I am still very interested in changing and updating it.
However I'm no designer, anyone here who can contribute?

[Erik]

Many thanks to Michalis aka "mdk" as well. Hope you can be a bit more active and post some pictures of your sweet drive. :)

[AudiRS4ever]

Small donation sent. Wish it was more. Thanks Erik.

[mdk]

Many thanks to Michalis aka "mdk" as well. Hope you can be a bit more active and post some pictures of your sweet drive. :)
I'll do my best to keep up with :rs6kiss:

[Brazil]

Today I will pay for the vBulletin license, so nice timing

Hey Erik,

You can run KAWF or BIER for free and it's far, far better forum software. Just a suggestion if you're trying to cut costs.

Thanks for your service!

Jake

[Erik]

Thanks Jake,

Costs are very low already (especially for hosting) and I will keep with vBulletin for "comfort" and searchability. Thanks for the suggestion however.

[DHall1]

vB forever!

kidding. Its really the data search function and long history that sets the site apart.

[Erik]

Many thanks to member "Trebor" and Chris aka "AudiRS4ever"!

Much appreciated!

[Erik]

Just paid $250 to upgrade the forum to version 4.0 with content management system, let's see what that gives us in the future. :)

Here you can find some screenshots of what is about to happen.

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php?do=screenshots

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/CMS_home_thumb.png

[R1]

nice :0:
looking forward using it

[Trebor]

Just paid $250 to upgrade the forum to version 4.0 with content management system, let's see what that gives us in the future. :)

Here you can find some screenshots of what is about to happen.

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php?do=screenshots

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/CMS_home_thumb.png

Looks like some added functionality :o)
The best just got better :addict:

[Erik]

I'm sorry for the delay in my thanking, byt nevertheless many thanks to "roadrunner" for your contribution.

I hope you like the upgrade and I hope noone left due to it? :D

[Erik]

Many thanks to MaxRS6 for your donation to run the site.



For those who don't yet know, the main page now incorporates an RSS function that transmits all the latest
Audi news on the left side.

http://www.rs6.com

If you know of other good Audi related RSS streams please let me know. Thanks!

[speedtrapped]

I luv this site, keep up the great work