[theme-reviewers] Hidden IP field in theme contact form

[Rodolfo Buaiz]

Well, it's on the repo. Shall I put the name publicly here, or is there an
email to inform this?


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:

> Agree with Chip.
> Simply resolve as "not-approved", especially since that field is hidden!
> Even if the field was "visible" I would not approve it.
>
> Edward Caissie
> aka Cais.
>
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> I can think of no valid reason for a Theme developer to harvest IP
>> addresses, opt-in or otherwise.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Rodolfo Buaiz <brasofilo at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm testing a theme from the repo, quite nice design, well coded, etc.
>>> But in its options page, there's a support/contact form which has a hidden
>>> field with the user's IP number.
>>>
>>> I understand that, per the Theme Review rules, it should be an OPT-IN.
>>>
>>> I've sent a message (through the very theme contact form) to the
>>> author(s), but had no response.
>>>
>>> How to deal with this?
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
>>>
>>>
>>
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