[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 33, Issue 27

Paul de Wouters pauldewouters at gmail.com
Sun Feb 10 11:33:56 UTC 2013 

yes, a guide would be helpful, thanks
I did a few theme reviews last year, so I was allowed to close tickets
myself.
I'll try reopening the original ticket then. In the future I'll do as
suggested for uploading newer versions of unassigned themes

thanks

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>    1. Re: [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine (Srikanth Koneru)
>    2. Re: [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine (Simon Prosser)
>    3. Re: [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine (Chip Bennett)
>    4. Re: [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine (Srikanth Koneru)
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> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:27:36 +0530
> From: Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine
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> Sure, and sometimes reviewers cleanup the list by closing tickets with new
> versions thereby these tickets losing their spots. So a guideline for
> reviewers too would be nice.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
> > Would it be helpful to have a FAQ on the Make/Themes site, where we
> > highlight things such as the proper way to upload Theme revisions while
> > maintaining your position in the queue?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Not sure if it will work and if its allowed but reopening the original
> >> ticket may get your place back in the list.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You shouldn't have closed your own tickets yourself, Leaving a comment
> >>> on ticket with link to new ticket will preserve your place in the
> queue.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Paul de Wouters <
> pauldewouters at gmail.com
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>  Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> I uploaded Spine on January 10, but then I kept making it better and
> >>>> uploading new versions, so it kept being pushed to the end of the
> queue
> >>>> It's been approved and reviewed by Justin Tadlock at Theme Hybrid.
> >>>> http://themehybrid.com/themes/spine
> >>>>
> >>>> here's the latest ticket
> >>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11084
> >>>>
> >>>> is there a way it can be put in the Priority 2 list?
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Thank you for uploading Spine to the WordPress Theme Directory.  If
> >>>>> your theme is selected to be part of the directory we'll send a
> follow up
> >>>>> email.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Feedback will be provided at
> >>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10661
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> The WordPress.org Themes Team
> >>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:58:38 +0000
> From: Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine
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> I thought it was only the reviewer group that could change ticket status?
>
> On 9 February 2013 14:57, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sure, and sometimes reviewers cleanup the list by closing tickets with
> new
> > versions thereby these tickets losing their spots. So a guideline for
> > reviewers too would be nice.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Would it be helpful to have a FAQ on the Make/Themes site, where we
> >> highlight things such as the proper way to upload Theme revisions while
> >> maintaining your position in the queue?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Not sure if it will work and if its allowed but reopening the original
> >>> ticket may get your place back in the list.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> You shouldn't have closed your own tickets yourself, Leaving a comment
> >>>> on ticket with link to new ticket will preserve your place in the
> queue.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Paul de Wouters
> >>>> <pauldewouters at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I uploaded Spine on January 10, but then I kept making it better and
> >>>>> uploading new versions, so it kept being pushed to the end of the
> queue
> >>>>> It's been approved and reviewed by Justin Tadlock at Theme Hybrid.
> >>>>> http://themehybrid.com/themes/spine
> >>>>>
> >>>>> here's the latest ticket
> >>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11084
> >>>>>
> >>>>> is there a way it can be put in the Priority 2 list?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, <
> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you for uploading Spine to the WordPress Theme Directory.  If
> >>>>>> your theme is selected to be part of the directory we'll send a
> follow up
> >>>>>> email.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Feedback will be provided at
> >>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10661
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> The WordPress.org Themes Team
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 10:04:42 -0500
> From: Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine
> To: "[theme-reviewers]" <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
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> If the tickets in question don't have a link to the newer ticket, then
> sometimes such tickets will get closed as "not-approved" rather than as
> "newer-version-uploaded". It is the responsibility of the Theme developer
> to add the comment with a link to the newer ticket, in order to maintain
> their place in the queue.
>
> That said: a ticket should not be closed, period, until it is being
> reviewed. A reviewer closing a ticket as "newer-version-uploaded" should
> only do so when subsequently claiming that newer ticket, for review. The
> only exception is for "newer version, consecutive ticket", which we
> sometimes close as a matter of housekeeping, if doing so has no impact on
> the Theme's place in the queue.
>
> I'll put something together and add it to  Make/themes.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sure, and sometimes reviewers cleanup the list by closing tickets with
> new
> > versions thereby these tickets losing their spots. So a guideline for
> > reviewers too would be nice.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Would it be helpful to have a FAQ on the Make/Themes site, where we
> >> highlight things such as the proper way to upload Theme revisions while
> >> maintaining your position in the queue?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Not sure if it will work and if its allowed but reopening the original
> >>> ticket may get your place back in the list.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> You shouldn't have closed your own tickets yourself, Leaving a comment
> >>>> on ticket with link to new ticket will preserve your place in the
> queue.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Paul de Wouters <
> >>>> pauldewouters at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>  Hi
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I uploaded Spine on January 10, but then I kept making it better and
> >>>>> uploading new versions, so it kept being pushed to the end of the
> queue
> >>>>> It's been approved and reviewed by Justin Tadlock at Theme Hybrid.
> >>>>> http://themehybrid.com/themes/spine
> >>>>>
> >>>>> here's the latest ticket
> >>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11084
> >>>>>
> >>>>> is there a way it can be put in the Priority 2 list?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, <
> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you for uploading Spine to the WordPress Theme Directory.  If
> >>>>>> your theme is selected to be part of the directory we'll send a
> follow up
> >>>>>> email.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Feedback will be provided at
> >>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10661
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> The WordPress.org Themes Team
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:49:23 +0530
> From: Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] [WordPress Themes] New Theme - Spine
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
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> Can you add policy about default logo, default thumbnail etc on
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review
> Basically saying only marketing allowed is an option to up sell and credit
> link.
> Theme authors keep arguing that they are easily changeable and should be
> allowed, as there is no wording that prohibits them on theme review
> guidelines.
> case in point : http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11029
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
> > If the tickets in question don't have a link to the newer ticket, then
> > sometimes such tickets will get closed as "not-approved" rather than as
> > "newer-version-uploaded". It is the responsibility of the Theme developer
> > to add the comment with a link to the newer ticket, in order to maintain
> > their place in the queue.
> >
> > That said: a ticket should not be closed, period, until it is being
> > reviewed. A reviewer closing a ticket as "newer-version-uploaded" should
> > only do so when subsequently claiming that newer ticket, for review. The
> > only exception is for "newer version, consecutive ticket", which we
> > sometimes close as a matter of housekeeping, if doing so has no impact on
> > the Theme's place in the queue.
> >
> > I'll put something together and add it to  Make/themes.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Sure, and sometimes reviewers cleanup the list by closing tickets with
> >> new versions thereby these tickets losing their spots. So a guideline
> for
> >> reviewers too would be nice.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Would it be helpful to have a FAQ on the Make/Themes site, where we
> >>> highlight things such as the proper way to upload Theme revisions while
> >>> maintaining your position in the queue?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Not sure if it will work and if its allowed but reopening the original
> >>>> ticket may get your place back in the list.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> You shouldn't have closed your own tickets yourself, Leaving a
> comment
> >>>>> on ticket with link to new ticket will preserve your place in the
> queue.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Paul de Wouters <
> >>>>> pauldewouters at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>  Hi
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I uploaded Spine on January 10, but then I kept making it better and
> >>>>>> uploading new versions, so it kept being pushed to the end of the
> queue
> >>>>>> It's been approved and reviewed by Justin Tadlock at Theme Hybrid.
> >>>>>> http://themehybrid.com/themes/spine
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> here's the latest ticket
> >>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11084
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> is there a way it can be put in the Priority 2 list?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> thanks!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, <
> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you for uploading Spine to the WordPress Theme Directory.  If
> >>>>>>> your theme is selected to be part of the directory we'll send a
> follow up
> >>>>>>> email.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Feedback will be provided at
> >>>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10661
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> The WordPress.org Themes Team
> >>>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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> >>
> >
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