[theme-reviewers] BuddyPress theme rejected?

[Doug Stewart]

Thanks. That looks illegitimate to me and I think consensus is forming
around github (and bitbucket?) being legit.

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
> Doug: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8589
>
>
> On 10 September 2012 10:26, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Kirk:
>> Ticket #?
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
>> > 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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