[theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second version of a theme?

[Rohit Tripathi]

I don't think that's a problem. But if it was Haunted 2.0, then it would have been a problem.

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> On 27-Sep-2014, at 5:20 pm, Liane Blanco <lianeblanco at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Can y'all clarify something for me re: names. I have submiited a new theme called "Haunted" to the directory, which has not yet been reviewed. There is another theme called "Haunted House" that I did not write. The two themes are quite different in appearance and style. However, in my theme trac page for Haunted, the list of previous versions pulls up "Haunted House". 
> 
> Should I change the name? I would rather not as it really fits the look of the template, I don't think there's any way someone could confuse the two themes. Thanks!
> 
>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com> wrote:
>>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> @Otto - No worries man :).
>>> 
>>> Sure, Responsive is a dumb name, but it's our dumb name, a name that is beyond established and that will continue on.
>>> 
>>> Let's remain objective and on-point though.
>>> 
>>> We're asking for an exception in a unique situation. Hopefully we can get a definite yes or no on whether we can get http://wordpress.org/themes/responsive-ii live while also still supporting http://wordpress.org/themes/responsive for end-users and making the upgrade optional, not mandatory.
>>> 
>>> Please think on it and if it's a no, we'll figure out something else, we always do.
>> 
>> Well put Bryan.
>> 
>> Again from the beginning here I was simply looking for an alternative or a solution to this problem.
>> 
>> I e-mailed this list for help, not to be pushed around.
>> 
>> Otto, just a year ago we were working on solving problems together in person at WordCamp SF, I’m not sure why can’t do the same online. 
>> 
>> I don’t make the trends, I just follow them. We just want to release our new theme that we’ve been working on most of this year.
>> 
>> -Trent
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