<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Clarification is still being missed.<br><br></div>Whenever someone says that it'll take 7 days for the theme to go live, they're neither saying that they'll purposely wait that long as a policy OR that it somehow takes the system that long to propagate. I don't see how someone could be mislead to think that.<br>
<br></div>What's being said is that at this time it's currently taking about 7 days queue wait before the volunteer admins are able to get to clearing it out and pushing it live. That's accurate, appropriate and friendly.<br>
<br></div>Expectations are important, telling theme authors that it'll just be a few days isn't accurate and will only cause them to email the list again when that doesn't happen.<br><br></div>7 days is the realistic wait time (most of us know that from experience), how is being honest and transparent ever a bad idea? The problem has NOTHING to do with the notices admins give, the problem lies in ongoing ignorance and impatience in our theme community.<br>
<br>I believe Chip or Emil already mentioned it and I also see the same problems in some of the forums I manage. People really don't understand that the show is mostly run by UNPAID volunteers, that's people that have day jobs, family and a life that help out in their free time. It is not their job or obligation. I constantly seem to surprise people with this information and their tone get's a lot friendlier with that understanding.<br>
<br></div>Controlling expectations is probably the most important thing and the admins do that well and appropriately already.<br></div>