As a programmer myself, this sort of partnership doesn't seem like it would benefit the programmer in any way. I think biggest problem would be that the project doesn't guarantee any income, and the cost to run a server is relatively low, so the need for somebody with 0 skills and a couple hundred dollars is also relatively low.
I mean just think of all the skills and time that would be required to set up the website, forums, databases, server, client and game content. And that list alone doesn't even cover all of it, there's still a lot more plus the additional responsibility of maintaining ALL of these things because they can and most certainly will break down at some point in the future. All things considered, if you're serious about a partnership, you definitely need to find a way to bring more value to the table, whether that be spending a few months developing some new skills, designing a complete layout and proposal for a new server or coming up with a lot more investment money. Best of luck in your endeavors.