<div dir="ltr">Based on guidelines, Otto is correct. However, Admins have decided a while back that not to policing name. So Emil is correct as well.<div><br></div><div>As a theme author, it is best to submit your theme without Lite. If you have a paid version on your site, you can always add PRO or something else to it.</div><div><br></div><div>This is just my opinion.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 12:58 PM, David Chandra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@shellcreeper.com" target="_blank">david@shellcreeper.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><span class="">Quoting from Emil:<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><i>If you submit a theme called "Theme Name Lite" you are leaving the door open for anyone else to submit a different theme under "Theme Name" only.</i><br></blockquote></span><div><a href="http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020745.html" target="_blank">http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020745.html</a> <br></div></div><div><span class=""><br>Quoting from Otto:<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><i>If there is an "X Lite" theme, then "X" should correctly be denied.</i><br></blockquote></span><a href="http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020779.html" target="_blank">http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020779.html</a><br><br></div>Both different statement from admin.<br></div>It's confusing for theme author like me to understand.<br><br></div>I personally I agree with Otto.<br></div>what do you think about this Emil?<br><br>I understand that rules sometimes can't make 100% perfect for all cases.<br>but if there's too much confusion. maybe it's not because the "people" not using their "brain".<br>maybe the rule is simply not good enough.<br>Maybe admins need to discuss about this in coming theme review meeting and have a fixed review rule for names.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- David.<br><div><br></div></font></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Styled Themes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:social@styledthemes.com" target="_blank">social@styledthemes.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-CA"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I’ve been submitting themes with the suffix name “Lite” to help differentiate it from the premium version. When I make a theme, I do one with the base name, then the free one for the repository has “Lite” added to it, which works for me.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">It really does come down to common sense when naming a theme, which should be done as careful as coming up with a domain name; you do not want to infringe on another name, especially if a name is branded. The naming of a theme is the total responsibility of the developer to follow the naming guidelines, but to also do their homework. When I come up with a theme name, not only do I check the repository at WordPress.org, I also do Google checks to see if the name or similar names are being used elsewhere. Remember, there are other theme sites, shops, and even independent designers/developers who create themes.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Again, it’s common sense, but also ethics that come into play here.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Andre<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> theme-reviewers [mailto:<a href="mailto:theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org" target="_blank">theme-reviewers-bounces@lists.wordpress.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Otto<br><b>Sent:</b> October-02-14 2:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [theme-reviewers] Lite Themes<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@uzelac.me" target="_blank">emil@uzelac.me</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Reviewers,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This is a friendly note, not requirement or even recommended, again just a note.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you submit a theme called "Theme Name Lite" you are leaving the door open for anyone else to submit a different theme under "Theme Name" only. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Related + Unrelated = Confusion for all*<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Emil<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Umm. No, they're not. Under no interpretation of the current rules do I see this as being allowed.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Simply not actively policing theme names doesn't mean allowing free-range-do-anything-you-want-fun-times. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">If somebody is submitting a theme with a name that will cause confusion, then it will be denied and removed and suspended, as per usual.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">If there is an "X Lite" theme, then "X" should correctly be denied.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Any other interpretation is stupid and wrong. More to the point, it leads directly to crap like this:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Thomas from ThemeZee <<a href="mailto:contact@themezee.com" target="_blank">contact@themezee.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">And my final question: Can I release a dummy theme "Theme Name" in addition to "Theme Name Lite", which I'll unapprove right away? Basically can I block theme names? Since names are no longer policed it seems the only way to prevent the case you have mentioned.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This is exactly what we DO NOT want to happen. If theme authors start trying to "protect" names by creating fake entries in our system, then I will be forced to shut the damn thing down and do a mass cleanup and purge. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Come up with a better solution.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">-Otto<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><span class="">_______________________________________________<br>
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