[theme-reviewers] introductions

[Chris Everson]

Hi, I'm Chris Everson and have, like Joseph, been using WordPress since 2004. I have actually created my own CMS, but never publicly released it, because like many attempts out there, there is always something that doesn't better, and taking on the likes of WordPress was not something I was up to when it came time to fit it for a public release. I am currently a partner and director of web services for a relatively new marketing firm in Houston and am a member of the planning committee for the upcoming first ever WordCamp Houston. Aside for the standard design and development greatness, I spend my time golfing, collecting records and recording music. It's wonderful to e-meet you all!

CHRISEVERSON
WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER

cell: 360.286.0353

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On Jun 9, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Joseph Scott wrote:

> Hello, and thank you for joining in on the theme review call for help.
> I've just gone through and approved several requests to join this
> list, so hopefully you are in the right place.
> 
> If your are here then you've expressed an interest in helping with the
> WordPress.org theme directory.  Let me say right up front, thank you!
> 
> Sounds like an instructor on the first day of class: welcome to
> Anthropology 103, if that isn't what you expected then now is the time
> to find the right class room :-)
> 
> Moving along.  This is a new email list, with lots of new people
> subscribed.  Please do a quick introduction, who you are are, a little
> bit of background, your WordPress URL, etc.
> 
> Doing theme reviews on a broader scale like this really is a bit of an
> experiment, I expect that we'll make adjustments as we figure things
> out along the way.  Some items to help everyone get up to speed:
> 
> - make sure you have a WordPress.org account already
> - know where http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ is :-)
> - the theme review check list in the codex, make sure you are
> comfortable importing the test data
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist#Theme_Unit_Test
> 
> One idea that has recently been tossed around is putting together a
> theme review score card.  Something that would help quantify some of
> the review process.  A simple scale of 1 to 5 (perhaps 1 to 3?) for
> different categories like security, following code guide lines,
> supports WP core features, etc.
> 
> While getting this list up and going I'm also moving the existing
> theme review emails to this list as well, so you'll be seeing some
> back and forth on themes currently in the review queue.
> 
> I'd like to see nice, high quality themes for the directory and
> another big thank you for volunteering to work with theme authors to
> help make that possible.
> 
> 
> Here's my intro blurb:
> 
> Hi, I'm Joseph Scott.  I've been using WordPress since 2004, after
> giving up on writing my own blog software (seems like everyone back
> then tried to write their own before finally going to WP).  I started
> doing WordPress work full time when I joined Automattic, I contribute
> to both the WordPress.org community project as well as work on
> WordPress.com.  What seems like a long time ago now I wrote the code
> for the original Prologue theme (which others continued to enhance,
> into what is now P2).  One of the areas I focus on in WordPress are
> the XML-RPC APIs.  I've also done work in the realtime(ish) area for
> WordPress, with plugins for both rssCloud and PubSubHubbub (PuSH).
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joseph Scott
> joseph at josephscott.org
> http://josephscott.org/
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