This is the link I see:
<a href="http://www.pagelines.com/free-themes/WhiteHouse.zip">http://www.pagelines.com/free-themes/WhiteHouse.zip</a><br>
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Which is neither here nor there, the point being is they are still
offering a free version of the theme is all I am writing.<br>
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... and I agree with Otto on this, its a very fine line we are walking.<br>
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Although similar, the "pro" version does seem to offer several
enhancements with features and functions, but the author is not using
the Theme URI as their credit link which IMO means it should be
addressed but not necessarily in the same manner as credit links.<br><br>Let's go to the Theme Review page:<br><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Credit_links">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Credit_links</a> which states: <br>
<ul><li> Theme URI, if used, is <b>required</b> to link to a page
specifically related to the Theme.
</li><li> Themes are <b>recommended</b> to provide at least one of these
two links, in order to ensure Theme users have a point of contact for
the Theme developer.<br></li></ul>So unless you want to split hairs over the dis-similarities of the Pro version versus the Free version what part of the above are they not meeting?<br><br>Call me argumentative today, but I am just not seeing what's egregiously
wrong with the link they are using ... it's a little dark on the
greyscale, but if we say no to this author, then lets remember to say no
to all the authors that link to a site selling their "pro", "enhanced",
"premiuim", etc. version of their themes. This, of course, mean
recognizing author's who have themes currently available for use on
WPCOM!<br>
<br><br>Cais.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
As i've said before, my opinion is:<br>
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Theme URI must lead to a page describing the theme or set of themes available on the wordpress repository, otherwise should be omitted.<br>
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yes it does, its a link to the zip hested here<br>
<a href="http://www.pagelines.com/free-themes/" target="_blank">http://www.pagelines.com/free-themes/</a> just a folder of zips...<br>
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On 10/06/10 19:18, Edward Caissie wrote:<br>
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While I am looking at the "free" version and comapring it to the "pro"<br>
everyone did scroll to the bottom of the Theme URI page and find a link<br>
to a free version and the reference "its also hosted at WordPress.org",<br>
correct?<br>
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