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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>My interpretation was that (or I was under the impression) that the title is required and for design aesthetic purposes the tagline is a recommended.<div><br></div><div>Now that you've reminded me that it's a core feature, as a reviewer I'd be inclined to say required and must be supported somehow. But as a developer I'd argue the opposite, <span style="font-size: 12pt;">in that the interpretation is an unreasonable encroachment on the developer's design aesthetic</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> - so I advocate for recommended.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Put the two together my stance would be recommended to support *somehow* with the omission documented with the reason why and the reviewers to <span style="font-size: 12pt;"> assess on a case per case basis to avoid the encroachment.</span></div><div><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:49:09 -0400<br>From: chip@chipbennett.net<br>To: theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org<br>Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Site Tagline/Description<br><br><div dir="ltr">Under the current interpretation of the Guidelines, the site tagline/description (as with the site title) is a core feature that Themes are required to support *somehow*.<div><br></div><div>But let's discuss: is that interpretation an unreasonable encroachment on the developer's design aesthetic?</div>
</div><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Zulfikar Nore <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zulfikarnore@live.com" target="_blank">zulfikarnore@live.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello team,</div><div><br></div>Are themes required to display the site tagline/description?<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Zulf</div> </div></div>
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