How do you guys/gals feel about the forum layout and look? Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Michael

:thumbup:

Overall it's great!

I think the regional section is a bit overdone, there's some forums with only 3 states, then some with a whole bunch, and a whole lot all together. Just needs a little pruning IMO... like;
North East, Mid Atlantic, South East, Mid west, North West, South west etc.

And maybe the mkIII guys should have an engine swap subsection as well ;)

It's kinda weird seeing our names and stuff at top instead of on the side but everything's coming together very well, especially for it's first 5 hours or so
:headbang:

:snork_lac Overall it's great!

And maybe the mkIII guys should have an engine swap subsection as well ;)


Done.

is there a way to get options for different color schemes?

It's possible. I just have to create them =)

The only thing I dont like is the avatars above the posts. Not a big deal, but it is a bit confusing.

I didn't really like it at first just because it was different from all the others, but I've gotten used to it and it doesn't seem odd anymore. Plus it has its advantages (such as not having to scroll over for some larger pictures)

Yea.. thats true.. I'll get used to it. How much for a banner spot?

That I don't know. Check with michael (sn "administrator")

It's possible. I just have to create them =)


or if u wana be lazy about it, just go download a few heh. like a dark one for us that dont like bright screens :)

Could we maybe break up the for sale section into Mkiv and Mkiii sub sections? I don't wanna have to sift through a bunch of mkiv parts. ;) Just a suggestion.

Could we maybe break up the for sale section into Mkiv and Mkiii sub sections? I don't wanna have to sift through a bunch of mkiv parts. ;) Just a suggestion.

Done. :respekt:

can i get my own section called "The Turbo-Joe Section"? :dunno:

no =) You can have your own post under off-topic. =)

haha. ok :)

How do you guys/gals feel about the forum layout and look? Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Michael

:thumbup:

Michael: I suggest you make the avatar size 100 x 100 pixels. 80 x 80 is just to small...
Jim
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Overall it's great!

I think the regional section is a bit overdone, there's some forums with only 3 states, then some with a whole bunch, and a whole lot all together. Just needs a little pruning IMO... like;
North East, Mid Atlantic, South East, Mid west, North West, South west etc.

And maybe the mkIII guys should have an engine swap subsection as well ;)

It's kinda weird seeing our names and stuff at top instead of on the side but everything's coming together very well, especially for it's first 5 hours or so
:headbang:

I think they have done a much better job of dividing up the Regional forums section than SF's has... Keep up the good work fellas.
Jim
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well it's just my opinion, but some of that don't have gigantic resolutions don't like scrolling down forever, but ok

I'm confident there will be a MK2 pic added to the forum image.
:burnrubbe
Jim

Hey Jim -- Welcome aboard!

I'm kind of wondering about a rotating banner with 1 generation on a logo, but a rotating logo? It's tough because with 3 (or 4) cars on the logo they have to be pretty small to fit...

i think that the format is great

Thanks Michael...

I would change the name... you could be, and probably should be, sued.

You can not be sued. A forum is a open discussion board. Also it goes with the format of our other boards.

Thanks,

Michael

Avatar is now 100x100.

I would change the name... you could be, and probably should be, sued.

That's the beauty of this place, THE NAME!!!...haha... I like it...

I give ChrisB a 10 for big balls. His online website is 5 times better and easiear to use than any of others and that is one of the things that will continue to make his business grow. I give him 5 years and he will be KING of the online auto parts sales. But if I ever hear of him colluding with anybody to control prices I will personally croak him!!!...haha...

No chance of a lawsuit my friend and why would you say what you just said even??? And if there was any chance of something like that the first suits would have came from Toyota to sue anybody who used the name "SUPRA."

Yup. I agree heh.

Michael

You can not be sued. A forum is a open discussion board. Also it goes with the format of our other boards.

Thanks,

Michael

You are, of course, dead wrong. I hope you do not have to learn that the hard way, though I fear you might.

That's the beauty of this place, THE NAME!!!...haha... I like it...

I give ChrisB a 10 for big balls. His online website is 5 times better and easiear to use than any of others and that is one of the things that will continue to make his business grow. I give him 5 years and he will be KING of the online auto parts sales. But if I ever hear of him colluding with anybody to control prices I will personally croak him!!!...haha...

No chance of a lawsuit my friend and why would you say what you just said even??? And if there was any chance of something like that the first suits would have came from Toyota to sue anybody who used the name "SUPRA."

Your logic here is pretty tortured, but let me help. Supra, of course, is a latin word meaning above. I'm sure that Toyota holds a trademark in the automotive industry, meaning Ford cannot come out with the Ford Supra. However, Supra can be used in any other genre as it is a general world which does not enjoy broad protection. (Cisco would be an example of a trademark which is applicable to a wide variety of areas because of its specific name. Ford probably could not make the Ford Cisco, but Cisco could make the Cisco Supra Router.)

Of course people are free to use trademarked names in discussions/discourse... otherwise you'd violate the 1st ammendment.

The problem comes when things are deceptively similar. When a person is unsure "where" they are because a name is so similar, you cannot easily distinguish the place. TheSupraForums is clearly deceptively similar to SupraForums (which colloquially is often called "The Supra Forums"). Dusty has a good case not only to show deception, but malicious intent.

I would change the name.

So what about www.supraforums.com.au

So what about www.supraforums.com.au

Hahaha, you're kidding right??

Thank you for torturing my logic...haha...

Who are you anyway if you don't mind me asking or do you want to come here and remain unknown and continue to troll??? I like to know who I am talking to when I am on the forums if at all possible. What city or what part of the country do you live in??? My name is Jim Edwards Sr if you don't know just so you will know and I am not hiding from anybody and I live in SW WA...

Well of course I have nothing to say about it all because I don't have any financial interest in anything here or anything related. However if I did have a financial interest I would simply say you are full of plan old BS. Now there is no doubt people can usually find a lawyer who will do anything if you pay him to do it. However some people are smart enough not to waste their money if they don't think they will win unless of course they have money to throw away and just want to harass people or businesses through lawsuits. Here again if I had a financial interest I would say fly right at it Dusty. While he is at it he better waste more of his money taking on the other forums using the name Supra in them...haha...

I would guess that ChrisB had enough smarts to consult an attorney before taking on this domain name.

Don't take things so seriously "The REAL Deal" and you will live a lot longer. :D :D :D

But what do I know? Not much that is for sure...haha...


Your logic here is pretty tortured, but let me help. Supra, of course, is a latin word meaning above. I'm sure that Toyota holds a trademark in the automotive industry, meaning Ford cannot come out with the Ford Supra. However, Supra can be used in any other genre as it is a general world which does not enjoy broad protection. (Cisco would be an example of a trademark which is applicable to a wide variety of areas because of its specific name. Ford probably could not make the Ford Cisco, but Cisco could make the Cisco Supra Router.)

Of course people are free to use trademarked names in discussions/discourse... otherwise you'd violate the 1st ammendment.

The problem comes when things are deceptively similar. When a person is unsure "where" they are because a name is so similar, you cannot easily distinguish the place. TheSupraForums is clearly deceptively similar to SupraForums (which colloquially is often called "The Supra Forums"). Dusty has a good case not only to show deception, but malicious intent.

I would change the name.

Thank you for torturing my logic...haha...
While he is at it he better waste more of his money taking on the other forums using the name Supra in them...haha...

But what do I know? Not much that is for sure...

No question. Best of luck with the forum.

I guess I was too busy with other things recently(single turbo research) to see this thread.
What a name, "thesupraforums.com."

You are, of course, dead wrong. I hope you do not have to learn that the hard way, though I fear you might.

I'm not going to go into details here, but supraforums was not targeted. We bought 500 unique domain names for every make and model of vehicle and thesupraforums.com was not the first one to go live. I think Dusty might have a better case going against an identical forum called www.supraforums.net. A lawsuit from Dusty would just be a huge waste of money for both of us and we both have a lot of money to waste on this. The number of forums on the internet is proliferating at a staggering pace. The number of forums with names just one letter different is staggering. What I feel this industry needs is a standard. That's the key behind the name. When all of our forums are live, you will simply be able to type in "the" your model and the word "forums" and you will be on a forum.

Take care,
Chris.

I'm not going to go into details here, but supraforums was not targeted.

Subjective intent is not an element of infringement.

We bought 500 unique domain names for every make and model of vehicle and thesupraforums.com was not the first one to go live.

General/specific designations are not elements either. Using "The" and "Store" and the ends of various fruits doesn't run into trouble until you use "Apple." The fact that you also have "The Grape Store" is irrelevant.

I think Dusty might have a better case going against an identical forum called www.supraforums.net.

The cases against both are strong.

A lawsuit from Dusty would just be a huge waste of money for both of us and we both have a lot of money to waste on this.

That's for him to decide. I suspect so long as this forum stays small, you are right.

The number of forums on the internet is proliferating at a staggering pace. The number of forums with names just one letter different is staggering.

While the poliferation is rampant, it does not excuse infringing uses.

What I feel this industry needs is a standard. That's the key behind the name. When all of our forums are live, you will simply be able to type in "the" your model and the word "forums" and you will be on a forum.

See example above.

Just my .02

You sound like a lawyer (and maybe are), and I see your points. Dusty and I have been friends for quite some time and have and still do business together so a lawsuit is most likely not going to happen.

I could have come up with different names for all of my forums, but they would still have the model of car and the word forum in them because that's what they're about. To sue over a name that is merely a combination of 2 words both of which you have no right to in the first place would be interesting. I could start up a web-site called, "StarbucksCoffee.com" and sue everyone that started a related web-site such as "StarbucksCoffee2.com". This may result in me wasting a lot of money but I could certainly do it.

Internet domain names are available for purchase and as a token of your purchase, you are allowed to point a purchased domain to a web-site of your making. I just tried to buy www.supraforums.com on godaddy.com (which I couldn't) and it came up with the following alternative suggestions...

supraforumsonline.com
supraforumshome.com
supraforumssite.com
supraforumsnet.com
firstsupraforums.com
bestsupraforums.com
newsupraforums.com
mysupraforums.com
officialsupraforums.com
supraforums.us
supraforums.biz
supraforums.info
supraforums.org
etc.

These are deceptively similar names, but I find it hard to imagine that the original owner of supraforums.com could actually win a lawsuit for damages against any person or person(s) sufficiently represented by council who purchased and used these domain names I just listed.

Even so... Let's just say for the sake of argument that I got sued and lost. I would simply use my other forum name, www.thesupraforum.com (without the 's') and forward the domain to it.

And if I couldn't do that, I could call it www.mysupraisbetter.com, or anything I want, and just redirect the one that I've created to another new one. The key to attracting people to a forum is not the domain name, it's who you have there, how it's managed and set up, and how reliable and fast it is. If I change the name of the forum and modify the DNS record, everybody going to XXX.com is still seeing the original YYY.com with a different name. It's still the same forum, the same members, the same posts, etc. So basically winning a lawsuit would accomplish one thing and one thing only. My lawyers and somebody elses lawyers would have some good stuff to work on.

Chris.

I don't care what anybody says lawyers love to stir people up and then line their pockets with other peoples money...haha...

Since we have an excess of attorneys they have to do make work.

In my opinion anytime a party brings a lawsuit to court the attorney should have to put up a bond to pay all costs of the other party if they lose the case. I think that might slow down our sue happy society a little.

But what do I know, not much that is for sure...


The REAL Deal: Your posting is all about veiled threats!

I would still like to know who you are and where you are from and why you would come on this forum and stir up the fire with your veiled threats, hiding behind a screen name, apparently afraid to stand behind your very carefully chosen words???

TheRealDeal.... Thanks for your tips. Just in case something like this does happen in the future, I now have one of the law firms I use working on this exact scenario as a pre-emptive plan. As I have bought 500 domain names, I'd rather have my ducks in a row.

Take care,
Chris.

on the /Newreply.php page, is there a way for you to create a path for us to click on the background and scroll down to the "post reply" button with the arrow keys? i like streamlining my posting procedure when not using the quick reply option. for somereason, i cant simply click the background and select it to navigate the page up and down. it requires the use of the scroll bar, which is a PITA on a touch pad laptop.

also, can Florida have their own forum in the regional section??? cuz florida quite possibly has the largest supra population/sq.mi. in the country. additionally, we seem to have as much traffic as regional forums that include multiple states or even continents.

It works on my desktop. On my laptop I have to turn off number lock so i can use the scroll keys. I'm not sure what system you are using or browser.

My setup is windows 2000 server, on a desktop, with a standard keyboard using IE. If you need more help let me know.

can i get my own section called "The Turbo-Joe Section"? :dunno:


That would definitely be a plus! But hey, i want to see some turtlepictures ;)


Michael

there IS a turbo joe section, but its found at Vespa4life.com

Hahaha Haha

http://www.thesupraforums.com/images/smilies/aiwebs_023.gif

That icon isn't working. When you click it, it shows you a nerdy smiley

http://www.thesupraforums.com/images/smilies/aiwebs_023.gif

That icon isn't working. When you click it, it shows you a nerdy smiley


I think it does that with all the smileys that start with aiwebs, or at least most of them

there IS a turbo joe section, but its found at Vespa4life.com

we should take a vote on whether or not i get my own sub section:lol: :snork_ham

I would vote no.

h a t e r

I don't hate.

dont worry, i use all the haters as Inspiraters...Esse.

dont worry, i use all the haters as Inspiraters...Esse.


Joe isn't that smart.