Can money buy everything?
Mar 29, 2008 
Can money buy everything? Can it buy you? Can it buy your identity? Not mine. Definately not. There are some things that I would not sell for money and my identity is one of those thing. I recently visited a webmaster forum which I used to be very active in, and was shocked by the theme. They just sold the entire theme design for sponsorship. How lame is that?
For a few thousand bucks, you are going to give away your own identity? It is just very sad to see that. If you are wondering which forum I am talking about, Yes it is Namepros. They sold theirself out, and along with the forum, they sold out all the loyal users who have been supportive to namepros. I have been a member for over 3 years now, and It was very disappointing to see that the administration will be so cheap.
They sold off the entire theme design to this guy named Rick Latona for a certain period of time. I don’t know when it is going to revert back, but here is a screenshot:
This will just drive your users away if you ask my opinion. Now, I have lost the respect I had for that community’s administration. If you want to be respectable in front of your user’s eyes than don’t ever do that. What are your thougs on this? Would you ever sell your site’s branding off for a certain period of time for some money?
I am really split on this one. I can see how your disappointed in the site Syed. I don’t think I would sell out my design like that.
But some situations call for desperate measures and I don’t really know what the complete situation of the owner of namepros is or how much he received.
Maybe it is not something he wanted to do, but he is just trying to get food on the table for his kids? Depending on the reasons behind his move it could be admireable if you follow me.
Regardless the he will have to deal with the consequences of selling out his theme, whatever they are.
Your right authority, maybe their is a big reason behind it, but if that was the case, y didnt he just sell the whole site.
Wow what a dumb change there!
The background all around has Rick Latona in it. It really sucks.
yeah I don’t like it either … I understand they were selling ads and thats a full right but that is just beyond the limits. It is bright red and hurts my eye.
yep, it hurts my eyes badly! that’s a very bad/poor color combination.
I agree, the design is pretty poor also. Thats just going to kill their user base.
Thats really bad to see such famed forums getting into bad advertising methods. That would really cause them a bad reputation.
Ouch lol, it looks like shit.
I noticed it before 2 days when making a domain deal.
It was hard to read the content at many places.
Not a good change.
Now its Showing “BROUGHT TO YOU BY DIGIPAWN.COM” and the theme color is also changed to Leafy Green and white…
Such thing is much shocking … forum is very well known too… so i don’t think the owner wud have been in any Bad Situation or moneyless for taking such step.
Yeah.. I don’t think namepros was in a bad situation. The greed just came over..
I am changing my opinion on this - Making two changes to promotional themes in only a couple weeks is a little over the top. I would imagine the sites reputation will suffer because of it.
wow, at first i thought of something with the title, i guess, the answer is, sometime money really can’t buy anything.
Maybe money can’t buy everything, but it makes most things in life a whole lot nicer.
Hey i used to go to that site like everyday, it is very dissapointing too see them sell out like that. And like syed said there were alot of dedicated members their.
I dont tihnk money can buy everything. I think that money can bring happiness to a certain degree but then again you have jealously, unknown relatives and everything else come with it too.