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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>if the simplist theme didn't use comments he 
wouldnt have 'required' comments.php with it so yeah</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>so under the required theme files </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>comments.php (if theme uses comments)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=chip@chipbennett.net href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">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">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</A> 
  </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 30, 2010 7:59 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [theme-reviewers] Guidelines 
  regarding Theme Names</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Then we need to address the criterion that Comments are 
  required functionality.
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>I think the best course would be to add an exception statement, to allow 
  for specialized Themes - although personally I don't think barebones support 
  for comments is all that much of an encumbrance. Regardless, I think 
  comments.php should still be listed as a required template file. (The above 
  exception would be implied here.)</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Chip<BR><BR>
  <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Edward Caissie <SPAN 
  dir=ltr>&lt;<A 
  href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com">edward.caissie@gmail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> 
  wrote:<BR>
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  class=gmail_quote>Very well ... so we are eliminating all the "pure" CMS 
    themes that would not use comments?!<BR><BR>If I was to develop a theme that 
    is strictly for the purpose of serving information (whatever it may be) then 
    I have no use for comments. If the&nbsp; theme is presented in that fashion 
    it should be reviewed as a special case and potentially 
    acceptable.<BR><BR>Forcing the inclusion of tempalte files that serve no 
    purpose to the theme is simply forcing the theme to be bloated with unused 
    files.<BR><BR><BR>Cais.
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    <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Chip Bennett <SPAN 
    dir=ltr>&lt;<A href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" 
    target=_blank>chip@chipbennett.net</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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    class=gmail_quote>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><FONT color=#888888>Chip</FONT>
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      <DIV><BR><BR>
      <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Edward Caissie 
      <SPAN dir=ltr>&lt;<A href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com" 
      target=_blank>edward.caissie@gmail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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      class=gmail_quote>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.
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        <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Philip M. Hofer 
        (Frumph) <SPAN dir=ltr>&lt;<A href="mailto:philip@frumph.net" 
        target=_blank>philip@frumph.net</A>&gt;</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 &amp; 
          nacin</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>(and no, no other deprecated messages 
          come up)</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Phil</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
            <DIV 
            style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: 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> </DIV></DIV>
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            <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>&lt;<A href="mailto:philip@frumph.net" 
            target=_blank>philip@frumph.net</A>&gt;</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>
              <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
              <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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                <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- 
</DIV>
                <DIV 
                style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: 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. 
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                <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>&lt;<A 
                href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com" 
                target=_blank>edward.caissie@gmail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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                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>
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                  <DIV>On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Chip Bennett <SPAN 
                  dir=ltr>&lt;<A href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" 
                  target=_blank>chip@chipbennett.net</A>&gt;</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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                    <DIV>Chip</DIV></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>theme-reviewers 
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