The standard is "<b>significantly different design and/or functionality</b>". Granted, it's entirely subjective, but we *are* taking into consideration.<div><br></div><div>I don't know how to draw the line any more clearly than that, when the reality is that a non-trivial number of submitted Themes will *always* be derived from the WordPress default Theme - which right now is TwentyTen.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thus, it is rather infeasible to disallow *any* TwentyTen-derived Themes.</div><div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Otto <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:otto@ottodestruct.com">otto@ottodestruct.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Are we actually allowing basic modifications to the twentyten theme to<br>
go into the directory?<br>
<br>
Can't we say that themes must be at least somewhat *original*? Simply<br>
replacing the<br>
artwork and screwing around with the CSS of an existing theme does not<br>
a new theme create.<br>
<br>
Just a thought.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
-Otto<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Daniel Tara <<a href="mailto:contact@onedesigns.com">contact@onedesigns.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Twenty Ten has that hook and that theme copies plenty of code from it. I<br>
> think it’s residual waste from wannabe coders that don’t actually understand<br>
> what they’re doing.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Daniel<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> From: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org</a>] On Behalf Of Philip M.<br>
> Hofer (Frumph)<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:43 PM<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I'm thinking there's some plugin out there that's doing it, since plugin's<br>
> are not .. moderated, they can do anything of the like.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
><br>
> From: Chip Bennett<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
><br>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6:39 AM<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I've seen quite a few Themes that have such a "do_action( 'my_theme_credits'<br>
> )" in footer.php, but without a corresponding add_action() hook in<br>
> functions.php.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I've always taken it to be sloppiness in copying from another Theme, adding<br>
> in a hook but not knowing to define it. Is it something else?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> .. is there an action that hooks into it in the theme or is he hooking in<br>
> someplace else like a plugin?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> <?php do_action( 'all_green_credits' ); ?><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
><br>
> From: Daniel Tara<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
><br>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 5:55 AM<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> If you don’t mean that he is building links via the 'all_green_credits'<br>
> hook, then I don’t get it either.<br>
><br>
> Anyway, there’s no function hooked to that action in any theme file.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Daniel<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> From: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org</a>] On Behalf Of Chip<br>
> Bennett<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 3:40 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> So for the not-enough-sleep-and-no-coffee-yet version: what am I looking at,<br>
> in the footer.php that you linked? :)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:52 AM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> This would be no go, the guy is building links via theme and that's not<br>
> cool. Please see Google cache on this <a href="http://is.gd/TSWfvV" target="_blank">http://is.gd/TSWfvV</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Emil Uzelac | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:<br>
> <a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a> | <a href="http://themeid.com" target="_blank">http://themeid.com</a><br>
><br>
> Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> heh well thats not far from what it looks like in firefox too, that text on<br>
> the image looks horrible<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
><br>
> From: Chip Bennett<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
><br>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:55 AM<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Follow up:<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Firefox: renders fine<br>
><br>
> Chrome: does not render properly<br>
><br>
> IE8: does not render properly<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> By "does not render properly", here's what I'm seeing.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> i'm sorry, i'm confused as to why it's not rendering to you?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> think its a browser issue or connection to the site?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
><br>
> From: Chip Bennett<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
><br>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:05 AM<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Can you and Phil post screencaps on the ticket? I'll reinstall the Theme and<br>
> do the same.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> (Or, if it's not the author's original work, maybe we just deny it on those<br>
> grounds?)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Edward Caissie <<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> IT rendered fine but like Phil pointed out, there are some obvious items to<br>
> look at ...<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> yes yes and yes, renders fine sorta..<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> last post from from last october, the 404 page renders like crap<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> The real template author for this is <a href="http://www.bloggerthemes.net/" target="_blank">http://www.bloggerthemes.net/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> as shown here<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.dhetemplate.com/2010/11/free-all-green-blogger-template.html#" target="_blank">http://www.dhetemplate.com/2010/11/free-all-green-blogger-template.html#</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> (notice the <a href="http://paydaydesigns.info" target="_blank">paydaydesigns.info</a> on that page)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
><br>
> From: Chip Bennett<br>
><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>
><br>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:47 AM<br>
><br>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Second Opinion<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Can you read any of the content?<br>
><br>
> Does it look like screenshot.png?<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Edward Caissie <<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> IT seems to load fine for me ... haven't tested it or anything. What issues<br>
> are you having?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Jay <<a href="mailto:furcifer@furcifer.me">furcifer@furcifer.me</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hey chip.<br>
><br>
> Just taking a quick look from my phone, it's the same theme that's on the<br>
> author url, and i'm having issues with that.<br>
><br>
> Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>>Hey All,<br>
>><br>
>>I could not get this Theme<br>
><br>
>><<a href="https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2655" target="_blank">https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2655</a>>to render properly for<br>
><br>
>>me. Can someone else confirm that it is the Theme,<br>
>>and not something with my test environment?<br>
>><br>
>>Thanks!<br>
>><br>
>>Chip<br>
>><br>
><br>
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