[Oni]

Provided the site Is running at It's optimal state and members are looked after, at the end of the day, the owner can do as he/she pleases with the money.

What I'm saying Is, If the funds are used towards the overall healthiness of the site and fulfills It's requirements, then anything left over Is a bonus to the owner to utilize for personal Interests. Although at times, seldom Is there money to spare.

The majority of funds should be used for improvement. People donate/upgrade, because they love the site. Any money received is generally used to improve it. I've also invested more than just a couple grand into Sinisterly. However, when I've invested a large amount of money, I expect at least a fraction of it back. Occasionally I will withdraw a couple hundred bucks, but that's because I have invested so much more.

Don't misunderstand me. I'm all in favor of capitalism and making money off of forums. I just see Sinisterly as more of a hobby than a business venture. I'm willing to invest time and money into Sinisterly because I love running it. I'm pretty sure this isn't the case for many administrators, as profit is their motivator. In the end, they will sell their forum if presented with a lump sum of cash. I won't.

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It doesn't cost that much to have a website up, even with really good hosting. At least not much when comparing it to how much people demand for theme designs and the like. Mybb is free forum software but I'm sure this theme wasn't cheap to create but @Oni would know more about that..

Jessie hasn't actually been working on the theme as much. I've actually done a large portion of the design, as he hasn't been easy to coordinate with. We've only paid the deposit and I have plans to improve the theme myself, unless he contacts me back.