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

[Tyler Cunningham]

I have a question regarding one of the items on the list: 

Internationalization:
Themes are REQUIRED to use a string, rather than a variable, constant, or concatenation, as the textdomain in translation functions.


Why should this be required? By using a variable someone can very easily change the text domain as needed wether it be for a child or derivative theme. I really don't see the reasoning behind this one, so could someone please enlighten me? 


Regards,

Tyler Cunningham  |  Founder, COO - CyberChimps LLC (http://CyberChimps.com/)

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On Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Angelo Bertolli 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 (mailto: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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