[theme-reviewers] Discussion

[Simon Prosser]

well how about a new status like 'needs-fixing' so when you select
not-approved the status becomes 'needs-fixing'

On 1 September 2010 16:50, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> Look at it from a theme author's point of view. You've already
> reviewed it. It's marked "not-accepted" and "closed".
>
> That doesn't suggest some form of "finality" to you?
>
> So what does the theme author do? He reopens it and adds comments.
> This is the way things happen in the core trac, after all. People
> reopen it when they begin discussing it or have more to add.
>
> You going and instantly closing it again, summarily rejecting his
> points by giving some link to a document somewhere else... well, that
> doesn't leave a really good taste in his mouth, does it? It doesn't
> show that anybody is listening, or cares, or wants to help. It's just
> rejection, absolute and final.
>
> Of course they're going to get angry and upset when being treated like
> that.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)
> <philip at frumph.net> wrote:
> > That is incorrect.
> >
> > Take in point the trac.core  the core trac system, if the bug reporter
> does
> > not like the end result, they can communicate their concerns and it is
> read,
> > especially as I have seen by kick-ass Nacin.
> >
> > We are aware of the notes that people make on closed tickets and even
> more
> > so now that the trac system is emailing us FINALLY.
> >
> > - Phil
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com>
> > To: <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Discussion
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Only you are claiming that the Theme reviewers don't want to have a
> >>> discussion with the Theme author - due, presumably, to your incorrect
> >>> association with a closed review ticket and absolute rejection of a
> Theme
> >>> and its developer. Perhaps if you disabused yourself of this incorrect
> >>> notion, you wouldn't be so up-in-arms?
> >>
> >> I reject your assertion that the notion is incorrect. A closed ticket
> >> is in a final state. Discussion is complete. There's no incentive for
> >> anybody to look at the ticket again, so commenting on a closed ticket
> >> is a waste of time.
> >>
> >> This is standard trac practice, everywhere.
> >>
> >>> So, your primary complaint seems to be that the ticket gets closed with
> >>> the
> >>> review is complete. Is that it?
> >>
> >> My primary complaint is that no discussion takes place, nor do the
> >> theme reviewers seem to want to have a discussion.
> >>
> >> And yes, that's because they closed the ticket.
> >>
> >> -Otto
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