diff --git a/web/components/nav/sidebar.tsx b/web/components/nav/sidebar.tsx
index 5716e5cd..5c667c27 100644
--- a/web/components/nav/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/web/components/nav/sidebar.tsx
@@ -305,27 +305,31 @@ export default function Sidebar(props: { className?: string }) {
           buttonContent={<MoreButton />}
         />
       </div>
-      <CreateQuestionButton user={user} />
+      {user?.username === 'RichardHanania' && (
+        <div>
+          <CreateQuestionButton user={user} />
 
-      {user &&
-      mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus != 'loading' &&
-      mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus ? (
-        <Row className="mt-2 justify-center">
-          <Row className="gap-1 text-sm text-gray-400">
-            Next free question in {countdown}
-          </Row>
-        </Row>
-      ) : (
-        user &&
-        mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus != 'loading' &&
-        !mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus && (
-          <Row className="mt-2 justify-center">
-            <Row className="gap-1 text-sm text-indigo-400">
-              Daily free question
-              <SparklesIcon className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+          {user &&
+          mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus != 'loading' &&
+          mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus ? (
+            <Row className="mt-2 justify-center">
+              <Row className="gap-1 text-sm text-gray-400">
+                Next free question in {countdown}
+              </Row>
             </Row>
-          </Row>
-        )
+          ) : (
+            user &&
+            mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus != 'loading' &&
+            !mustWaitForFreeMarketStatus && (
+              <Row className="mt-2 justify-center">
+                <Row className="gap-1 text-sm text-indigo-400">
+                  Daily free question
+                  <SparklesIcon className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+                </Row>
+              </Row>
+            )
+          )}
+        </div>
       )}
     </nav>
   )
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index c032b2d0..d32976a4 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function NewContract(props: { question: string; groupId?: string }) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (creator === null) router.push('/')
+    if (creator && creator.username !== 'RichardHanania') router.push('/')
   }, [creator])
 
   const [outcomeType, setOutcomeType] = useState<outcomeType>('BINARY')
diff --git a/web/pages/group/[...slugs]/index.tsx b/web/pages/group/[...slugs]/index.tsx
index 9ca1e1fa..8d7e5bf3 100644
--- a/web/pages/group/[...slugs]/index.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/group/[...slugs]/index.tsx
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default function GroupPage(props: {
             <Title className={'line-clamp-2'} text={group.name} />
             <span className={'text-gray-700'}>{group.about}</span>
           </div>
-          {isMember && (
+          {isMember && user?.username === 'RichardHanania' && (
             <CreateQuestionButton
               user={user}
               overrideText={'Add a new question'}