The issue is that comments_template() is required for correct implementation of Comments, and the use of comments_template() requires a template file to be passed as an argument.<div><br></div><div>So, if Themes incorporate comments functionality (which is a requirement), they must use comments_template(), ergo, they must have a comments template file.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Edward Caissie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Has anyone pinged this directly to nacin? It may just be an oversite or a core issue that should be addressed versus a template file inclusion issue.<br><br>I'm having a hard time believing the basic minimal requirements need to be extended beyond including index.php and style.css (with scrennshot.png only being required for the Extend/Theme repository).<br>
<br><br>Cais.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net" target="_blank">philip@frumph.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">that original simplist theme that came up in this
theme reviewers thread + comment from otto & nacin</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">just give it a try with the minimal theme and
nacin's plugin, it comes up</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">(and no, no other deprecated messages come
up)</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">- Phil</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">The official word is that the 'default' functions
that fallback in WP are never really updated and who knows if they're going to
be in there anymore in the future.</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228)"><b>From:</b>
<a title="edward.caissie@gmail.com" href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com" target="_blank">Edward Caissie</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org" href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org" target="_blank">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a>
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</div><div><div></div><div><div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 30, 2010 7:41
AM</div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [theme-reviewers] Guidelines
regarding Theme Names</div>
<div><br></div>So no comments.php file throws a deprecated message at you?
That doesn't seem right ...<br><br>What theme is this happening with? I'd like
to see this myself ... and are there other tempalte files we will need to make
requirements for similar reasons?<br><br><br>Cais.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Philip M. Hofer
(Frumph) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net" target="_blank">philip@frumph.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">While your in there add comments.php to the
minimal theme files requirement, official deprecated message comes up
without it.</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228)"><b>From:</b>
<a title="chip@chipbennett.net" href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">Chip Bennett</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org" href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org" target="_blank">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 30, 2010 7:35
AM</div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [theme-reviewers]
Guidelines regarding Theme Names</div>
<div><br></div>Right on. I threw that together really quickly (and tend to
err more toward a "formal" tone anyway.
<div><br></div>
<div>Looks good! Some of those (especially the "version-specific,
markup-related terms" item. Could probably use more content there. What
else similar don't we want in Theme names?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Chip<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Edward Caissie
<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com" target="_blank">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">I didn't change the intent of the section, but I did
go in and "lightened-up" the text a bit ... it's a little less "formal"
but the meaning is the same.<br><br><br>Cais.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
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<div>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div>
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<div>See here:
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Name" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Name</a></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Please advise, comment, correct, and/or add appropriate Theme
Name-related guidelines. I notice I'm running into several instances
where I have to comment on the Theme Name. Some objective guidelines
in this area will be helpful.</div>
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