{"id":2164,"date":"2012-01-14T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T22:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2012-01-14T20:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T01:23:00","slug":"dnforum-or-namepros-tapping-into-memory-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/dnforum-or-namepros-tapping-into-memory-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"DNForum or NamePros? Tapping into memory lane"},"content":{"rendered":"

The owner of Bodis.com<\/strong><\/a> – the domain monetization company that acquired the domain forum NamePros – gave an excellent speech today<\/strong><\/a>; albeit in the form of a unity post.<\/p>\n

It’s not a secret that both DNForum<\/strong><\/a> and NamePros<\/strong><\/a> each have their own “gang” of supporters, fans and sworn “servants”. It’s what makes cliques fun and what makes fans active contributors of any given forum.<\/p>\n

I hopped onto DNForum in 2002, after its launch was announced on Web Hosting Talk<\/strong><\/a> – a technology forum I frequented at that time.<\/p>\n

NamePros was launched in early 2003 by Ron James,<\/strong> a DNForum regular, after the DNForum moderators of that time attempted to launch a coup d’etat<\/em> by buying DNForum from its founder, Dan – a 17 year old student at that time. The same moderators opted out, after a Texan domain investor, Greg Ricks<\/strong><\/a>, stepped in and snapped the domain from under their noses; the formation of DomainState<\/strong><\/a> became their lair.<\/p>\n

For the record, at the same time I launched DomainGator<\/strong> – not to be confused with DNGator, the now sold domain news aggregator<\/em> – which didn’t fare well for one reason: I tried to run the show all by myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When owning a large community forum, it’s prudent to delegate tasks<\/strong> by either hiring a crew or by giving incentives to volunteers. Power<\/strong> is one such incentive, and both DNForum and NamePros at some point fell victims to moderator power abuse. Usually, things work out when there is a change of guard or when problematic moderators are ‘fired’.<\/p>\n

Many lessons were learned during that period 2002-2004, especially when Adam Dicker<\/strong> acquired DNForum, reputedly for $50,000. Ron James of NamePros held out for almost a decade, before selling NamePros to Bodis for a deal between $200k and $300k.<\/p>\n

What matters today is that there are two very active domain name forums<\/strong> and the need for unity and co-operation is necessary, in order to maximize the benefits and the potential of its members. Both owners are smart, business-savvy individuals<\/strong> with long records of success. Both forums can continue to perform using their distinct personality and best elements by joining forces and forging alliances.<\/p>\n

I’ve bought and sold some great domains on both forums and established some long-lasting business relationships during the past ten years that I frequent them. Both forums deserve the best<\/strong>; and why not, let’s make them three, given the fact that DomainState is part of the old school domain forum game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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