MEMBERSHIP - S2KI & S2KUK, The difference and what each gives you

What is the difference between S2KI and S2KUK?

Membership of these forums (S2K International - S2KI) is separate to membership of the UK S2000 Owners Club (S2KUK).

S2KUK (Club) membership gets you all the UK club related 'offline' benefits, dealer discounts, insurance deals, aftermarket part discounts etc... these are explained on the s2kuk site http://www.s2kuk.com

S2KUK Membership is available for £15 a year running from May to April and £10 for half year from November to April, here: http://www.s2kuk.com/s2kuk/JoinUs/JoinUs.php

S2KI (Forum) membership gets the additional forum benefits - ability to post in For Sale, more PM space, @s2ki.com email address, custom avatar, etc.

S2KI membership is $20 a year and you can buy it by clicking 'Purchase membership' in the MyS2K section, or this link: http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=m...tion&CODE=index

The 'Guest' or 'Member/Gold Member' Status shown on your profile here on the forum relates to S2KI (Forum) membership, NOT S2KUK (Club membership).

FAQ's

We have prepared this brief list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Q: What is S2KUK ?
A: The UK S2000 Owners Club (or S2KUK for short) was formed in 2004 as a distinct UK-centred owners club. Whilst much of the club's communication takes place via the UK forum on s2ki, it is a distinct and separate entity aimed at giving an identifiable public face for UK S2000 owners.

S2KUK is not designed to be an "either/or" club competing with s2ki. On the contrary, the intention when it was founded was to create something which was complementary to s2ki and to give a voice to UK S2000 Owners in dealing with Honda, dealers and other third party suppliers. S2KUK is designed to enhance the offline aspects of ownership.

Q: What are the benefits of S2KUK?
A: You can see all the benefits we have negotiated so far on the s2kuk website http://www.s2kuk.com under the Benefits section. They include discounts from various aftermarket parts suppliers, insurance deal, and discounts of up to 20% on parts and labour with selected Honda dealers for S2KUK club members. Upon payment of your membership fee you will receive a membership card allowing you to claim these offers.

Q: What is s2ki?
A: S2K International (more commonly referred to as s2ki) is a the name (and URL) of this international online website http://www.s2ki.com which is owned and administered by Erik Petersen (cthree), Shelley Bond (HondaGal) and Rylan Hazelton (krazik), along with voluntary help from other Admins, Moderators and Community Organisers.

The heart of the s2ki website is the forums, including a number of distinct regional and national forums. One of those forums is this, the UK forum. http://www.s2ki.co.uk

Q: So, what benefits does membership of s2ki bring?
A: As well as being a concrete way of putting something back into the community in return for the vast amount of knowledge and information on offer from the forums, membership of s2ki has certain benefits over guest accounts.

Basic membership offers the following benefits:

• access to Members Only sections of the s2ki.com website
• various forum permissions related to closing your threads or editing your posts, and ability to have a custom avatar
• larger capacity of private messages
• a personal Photo Gallery to store and share your digital photographs
• an @s2ki.com email address and web-based email system built right into the s2ki.com website
• Less ads on s2ki.com

Gold membership offers enhanced benefits:

• a larger Photo Gallery with more capacity, 4 gigabytes, and the ability to share your images on the Internet including your eBay auctions, personal web space or other sites beyond s2ki.com
• unlimited email storage
• special recognition as a Gold Member on the s2ki.com website
• EVEN less ads on s2ki.com

Q: Do I have to be a member of s2ki to join S2K UK or vice versa?
A: No, the two are entirely separate for membership purposes.

Q: So, do I need to buy memberships for both s2ki and S2K UK in that case?
A: You do not need to become a member of s2ki in order to use the forums - it is perfectly possible to do so by simply registering a forum name and using a guest account. You will not, however, receive all of the benefits which attach to paid membership of the site. Membership of s2ki costs just $20 for basic membership and $50 for gold membership, and has to be renewed annually.

To obtain the benefits of membership of S2KUK (as detailed above and in the Benefits section ), you need to be a paid-up member. It costs £15 to join S2KUK with each year running from 1st May to April 30th. There is also a half year option for people joining part way through the year. See http://www.s2kuk.com for more details.

To add the S2KUK logo into your signature:

Click MyS2K

Click Edit Signature

Insert the following code into your sig (just the text in the box, not CODE)