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

[Edward Caissie]

Let's simplify this whole matter.

Based on the Theme Review Guidelines: "Author URI, if used, is
*required*to link to an author's personal web site or
project/development website. "
Now, given if the theme meets all other required guidelines, the theme
should be resolved to an approved status.

The Author URI guidelines, nor any of the Credit Links guidelines (
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Credit_Links) does not state
anything at all about the actual domain name, period. Whatever the domain
is, or was used for in the past, should not be relevant to the theme's
approval resolution ... obviously I would expect there may be exceptions,
such as for profane / vulgar domain names but this is not the case.


Cais.


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Laird Sapir <laird at memphismckay.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> Bryan Phillip Hadaway
>
>
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>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM, <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes its a dangerous precedent.
>>
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