Comments on: Survey: NamePros Top Domain Name Forum

By: puhleeze

puhleeze — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:14:37 +0000

i am sure adam is nice in person- and even tho namepros did well this year, they have their issues.
what gets me is that these are forums- not the national vault, not the oval room- internet forums… and the owners and mods act like they have the cure for cancer in their grips, and life could not go one with out the majesties. makes me laugh sometimes watching them get all puffed up, over someone who got thier undies in a bunch-

they are a great resource, but have NO idea what is talked about off the forums about them- and that my friend is the worst- the silent departer- before you know it, you are alone and have no idea why-
hense dnforum dropping.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:21:18 +0000

I have to say I am not surprised by the poll. I have been a member of both for a very long time. NamePros is just an all around great place to be.

By: Miles

Miles — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:14:46 +0000

I’m surprised DomainState.com isn’t mentioned. It has a lot of resources for new domainers, but is also home to a number of successful domain veterans.

By: labrocca

labrocca — Tue, 22 May 2007 07:59:03 +0000

Hmm…interesting survey. I didn’t get to vote but I certainly would have for Namepros. IMHO it’s just nice having a forums where discussion is open. I don’t have anything negative to say about Adam. I have met him and personally he seems like a great guy. However I do have issue with some site policies and how he runs DNF. They are obvious problems as some have already pointed out. I also don’t believe DNF will do better in the next years poll. It will imho continue to decline as long as Adam runs it how he does.

I am just happy to be a Namepros member and part of a growing community. At DNF it doesn’t have that “community” feel.

By: Cyber

Cyber — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:55:58 +0000

Yes Puhleeze,

There is a false buzz that says NP is only visited by newbies and DNF mainly by industry’s big boys.

In fact a significant share of domainers use to browse both forums.

Regarding industry big boys, they simply rarely/never post nor discuss so even if they visit DNF the interest for the community is null.

By: puhleeze

puhleeze — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:08:30 +0000

I have been using both sites for over a year, and I too have seen DNForum go downhill. Adam may own some great domains but I am not impressed with him. Too many members feel he is just out for himself- charging ridiculous prices for stuff in the forum. He posts his phone number then never gets back to anyone- he hates confrontation. All of managment, including the mods, are not interested in righting the wrongs.
He thrives on “Adams Army” (those members who think everything Adam touches is golden, no matter what) and ignores posts from those who are not part of that army. You see it every day- questions that go not addressed.

Alot of people are starting to get tired of it. DnForum is not some elite group as they are made out to be- its just another forum that charges an enourmous amoutn of money ust to go into an area to talk about trademarks, when we talk about that in the other areas anyways.

The “changes”- well, he still has a long way to go because what he IS doing isnt making things any better. It’s sad- I really liked it there at one point. ;-(

By: Cyber

Cyber — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:07:36 +0000

There is the same figths at DNF and NP.
The only difference is NP is better moderated.
If Adam does not decide to be more present and ban some moderators then I don’t think anything will change.