[theme-reviewers] BuddyPress theme rejected?

[Kirk Wight]

I've had GitHub rejected as a URL as having "no real value to the enduser".
I understand it may be intimidating to a lot of users, but the benefits of
collaboration, issue tracking, milestones etc far outweigh the discomfort
of less technical users.

On 10 September 2012 10:06, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> I don't even understand why we're having this discussion. I don't
> understand why anyone would ever think that a GitHub project repository
> would *not* be appropriate as a ThemeURI. If we've been rejecting GitHub
> project repository URLs as invalid ThemeURIs (or GitHub user URLs as
> invalid AuthorURIs), then we need to stop doing that. A GitHub preject
> repository is absolutely acceptable as a ThemeURI.
>
> Speaking personally and IMHO (i.e. my personal opinion, rather than as a
> WPTRT admin), GitHub project repository URLs would even be *recommended*.
> GitHub allows for project collaboration. It allows for version tagging. It
> has issue (bug/feature-request) and milestone tracking. It provides access
> to development versions (bleeding-edge, beta-testing, etc.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip
>
> p.s. if we've been rejecting subdomains (e.g. themename.example.com) as
> inherently inappropriate, we need to stop doing that, as well. When and why
> did we start this practice? There is nothing inherently wrong with using a
> subdomain URL.
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:08 AM, Chandra Maharzan <maharzan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I think since we have been rejecting github or other subdomains /
>> folder whose root URL doesn't have to do anything with the theme, this
>> should also be rejected unless there is a different rule for
>> buddypress. If we approve this, people will argue why theirs were
>> rejected.
>>
>> It might be best if you could create a page about the theme in your
>> own buddypress.org URL and have all the information including github
>> link on that page.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Japheth Thomson <japh at envato.com> wrote:
>> > What's not appropriate about a GitHub link? What's not "a page
>> specifically
>> > related to the Theme" about it?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Japh
>> >
>> >
>> > On 10 September 2012 20:50, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Umm... I kinda actually agree with him. A github link isn't
>> >> appropriate for a theme URL. IMO, of course.
>> >>
>> >> -Otto
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
>> >> > commented, please check the ticket :)
>> >> >
>> >> > Emil
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Japheth Thomson <japh at envato.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hey everyone,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I assume someone else is already taking a look at this, but just in
>> >> >> case,
>> >> >> please check out this ticket:
>> >> >> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9057
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm not convinced this should've been a rejection.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >> Japh
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Japh Thomson
>> >> >> WordPress Evangelist
>> >> >> japh at envato.com
>> >> >> http://envato.com
>> >> >> http://twitter.com/envato
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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