[theme-reviewers] What do you think of this author url

[Laird Sapir]

Well said, Bryan.

Ya'll, when did common sense go out the window here? The site looks 
totally legit, the current WHOIS record dates to this year, and there is 
no reason not to give the theme author the benefit of the doubt. If the 
theme passes review, why would the author url give anyone pause? It 
takes two seconds to check out the site.

I know I am not super active with the theme review team, but I follow 
the list, and I am, quite frankly, a little taken aback that this 
author's theme is being treated as suspicious based on the fact that a 
few folks here just don't seem to like the author's branding choices.

Just my two cents.

Thanks,
Laird

Bryan Hadaway wrote:
> This is ridiculous. Why is this even up for discussion any more? The 
> name is legit, the site is legit, the theme is legit. In any case, 
> Chip, an admin, has spoken on the subject. This just sounds personal 
> and petty. Don't be subjective, be objective.
>
> Doesn't matter what the domain has been through in the past, that 
> happens sometimes. Frankly, the behavior of some on the review team 
> going to great lengths to investigate this matter seems more 
> questionable than this person's choice in a URL/site/brand name which 
> is really none of our business anyways. Can you say witch hunt?
>
> If anyone denies this theme based solely on it's name/URL (given that 
> you only subjectively don't get it or otherwise disagree with it) as 
> apposed to it actually having design or function flaws you're 
> ethically wrong, period and this is what will need to be examined 
> further. As Chip said which anyone with half a sense agrees with, 
> words have many meanings, especially from culture to culture or even 
> person to person, especially creatives. Look at how many words we 
> simply make up on a daily basis.
>
> If this is somehow found to be spam later, remove it. It's hardly 
> creating a precedence for spammers, who's going to know, who's going 
> to care? Look at the scrutiny that's already put on the themes, look 
> at how many themes even make it into the repo in the first place. I 
> think the world of WordPress theme reviews will be fine.
>
> Thanks, Bryan
>
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> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM, <tskk79 at gmail.com 
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>     Yes its a dangerous precedent.
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