[theme-reviewers] Proposed WordPress 3.3 Theme Review Guidelines Revisions

[Chip Bennett]

Consider that requirement a mandate from "on high". Not that I disagree
with it, but it is one a few requirements "above the paygrade" of the
WPTRT. :)

Chip

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Rick Anderson <rick at byobwebsite.com>wrote:

> Newbie question - I can't find the imperative against the use of fopen()
> type functions.  Can you point me in the direction of a conversation about
> that?
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> But that's the point: it *is* an imperative. That's the difference
>> between being REQUIRED to do/not to do something, versus something being
>> RECOMMENDED to do/not to do, or OPTIONAL.
>>
>> For example: use of fopen() type functions: the requirement is
>> imperative. They MUST NOT be used.
>>
>> Chip
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Mario Peshev <mario at peshev.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I would not like 'must not' as too imperative - 'should not' or
>>> 'required to' + some other verb indicating negative sound better in my
>>> language at least.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Mario Peshev
>>> Training and Consulting Services @ DevriX
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpeshev
>>> http://devrix.com
>>> http://peshev.net/blog
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> > We use the terminology from RFC 2119, in order to ensure consistency;
>>> so:
>>> > "required", "recommended", or "optional".
>>> > I suppose we could replace "required not" with "must not"?
>>> > Chip
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Angelo Bertolli <
>>> angelo.bertolli at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Maybe the word FORBIDDEN could be used instead if it makes it clearer.
>>> >>
>>> >> On 11/10/2011 10:24 AM, Mario Peshev wrote:
>>> >> > Please do apologize my English, but as a foreign language 'REQUIRED
>>> >> > NOT to' written this way looks exactly like "NOT REQUIRED to'" (with
>>> >> > this exact casing).
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Could be my bad, but these are guidelines and the cleaner, the
>>> better.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Mario Peshev
>>> >> > Training and Consulting Services @ DevriX
>>> >> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpeshev
>>> >> > http://devrix.com
>>> >> > http://peshev.net/blog
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net
>>> >
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> Good morning, Theme developers and reviewers!
>>> >> >> Now is the time to begin discussing and finalizing the changes to
>>> the
>>> >> >> Theme
>>> >> >> Review Guidelines pursuant to the release of WordPress 3.3. Please
>>> read
>>> >> >> and
>>> >> >> discuss, here:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> http://make.wordpress.org/themes/2011/11/10/wordpress-3-3-proposed-guidelines-revisions/
>>> >> >> Note that, until WordPress 3.3 is released, these proposed
>>> revisions
>>> >> >> are a
>>> >> >> work-in-progress. Consider the above link as a "Request For
>>> Comment";
>>> >> >> if you
>>> >> >> have anything to add, or disagree with anything proposed, please
>>> >> >> comment
>>> >> >> accordingly. We post these, because we value your input and
>>> feedback as
>>> >> >> Theme developers.
>>> >> >> Thanks!
>>> >> >> Chip
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