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

[Chip Bennett]

For future reference: it's in a Theme-Trac ticket, so it's not exactly a
big secret... feel free to link to the ticket here on the mail-list.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Rodolfo Buaiz <brasofilo at gmail.com> wrote:

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