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  • I Wish They Hadn’t Sold

    Yes this blog is about the buying and selling of domains and websites, and it is a natural thing for websites to change hands. Peoples interests change, situations change, and people sell and move on to other things.

    As a visitor to some of these websites, there are a few that I wish had not been sold, they changed so dramatically after the sale that I and many other loyal users abandoned them. This is in no way meant be disrespectful to the new owners. A website is often a reflection of the personality of the person running it and after a sale the personalities sometimes just don’t mesh anymore.

    Without further ado, here is my list of sites that I wish had not been sold…

    CSS Reboot
    cssreboot.com

    CSSReboot was a premiere community for web designer, who would gather twice each year and collectively reboot their websites to make use of CSS.

    The CSSReboot event took place in May 2005, and site was sold in June of 2006.

    Unfortunately since the sale the new owner has had difficulty keeping the event going and the website has devolved to a web design gallery that has not been updated in months.

    Stylegala
    stylegala.com

    A premiere Web Design gallery and community has not maintained its quality content and vibrant forum community since its sale in June 2006.

    CSSVault
    cssvault.com

    Another CSS gallery, one of the first started by Paul Scrivens (of 9rules fame) in 2004, was sold in January 2005, and resold in 2007, now owned by HostGator. After the sales the site lost its persona and much of its following.

    WPDesigner
    wpdesigner.com

    WPDesigner was a great place for designers and developers building websites using WordPress, but since its sale in March of this year, there have been no updates to the website, one that used to update many times a week. I hope its just a temporary delay as the new owner settles in.

    YoungGoGetter
    younggogetter.com

    This one makes my list despite the fact that I’m still active at YoungGoGetter, the new owners are doing a good job of maintaining the blog and forum, probably due to the fact that the new owner was a member of the forum before making the purchase. However, the previous owners where such a great group of individuals I wish they were still around and more active in the community than they currently are.

    What sites are on your list?