[theme-reviewers] Asking users to review the theme

[Daniel]

Otto, would you block a site that has an in-page popup about the fact
that it uses cookies? Or that a different matter?

On 11/21/13, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
> I don't care if a theme has a nicely worded link to say "hey, if you
> like our theme, why not leave a review" or similar on their admin
> page.
>
> I kinda do care if that link is ugly, or spammy looking, or obtrusive,
> or pops up at random times for no reason, or things like that. Things
> should never happen without a reason. Every time a website pops up a
> box on me without me doing anything to cause it, then the entire
> website is classified as spam in my mind. I close the window and add
> rules to my browser to absolutely block the site from my viewpoint
> ever again. Some consider this extreme. I consider it purging the
> world of evil.
>
> Just saying. Don't annoy the viewer. Some of them will absolutely
> destroy you for it.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>> Personally, I'm much more laissez faire regarding the Theme Options page.
>> That's essentially the Theme's domain within the Admin area. I would
>> rather
>> try to leave that up to the prerogative of the Theme developers, unless
>> it
>> gets obviously out of hand.
>>
>> Others may have differing views, though?
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:49 PM, emin ozlem <eminozlem at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> So just to be clear, next time, i can add a link to the theme's page on
>>> wp.org asking user to review the theme. Like i said i dont intend to
>>> endorse
>>> or pressure the user with phrases like "please find 5* if you find it
>>> useful" but just to be a reference for the others:
>>> a.) Is that kind of encouraging link text acceptable ? Or should there
>>> be
>>> a standart for that too ?
>>> b.) I understand that you cant place it like a banner, in a promoting
>>> manner. But any other limitations on it, like where it can be placed ? I
>>> mean "on the theme options page" is pretty vague. You can place it
>>> unintrusively on the last tab of options or if you mean to make it
>>> promoting
>>> you might place it on the top of the options page which would again fall
>>> into "on the theme options page" technically.
>>> Besides, instead of a permanent link that catches my eye every time i go
>>> over the options, i would rather have a one-time banner telling me to
>>> that
>>> goes away the next time or one that can be dismissed.
>>>
>>> I am asking these not to find loop holes, but to prevent developers from
>>> exploiting the allowed link on technicalities.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/11/21 Justin Tadlock <justin at justintadlock.com>
>>>>
>>>> Got it.  Thanks for clarifying.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/20/2013 6:35 PM, Chip Bennett wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yep, I would agree that a link from the Theme Options page is good. A
>>>> banner on Theme activation is not.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am thinking the manner in which it was done and personally don't see
>>>>> the problem of having that extra link from Theme Options :) It leads
>>>>> to
>>>>> WPORG anyways.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Justin Tadlock
>>>>> <justin at justintadlock.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After the theme promotion discussion, I got the impression that we
>>>>>> were
>>>>>> after far worse things than giving the user a link back to review the
>>>>>> theme
>>>>>> on WordPress.org.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it the manner in which it was done or is it simply that the link
>>>>>> itself shouldn't be allowed?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just trying to get everyone on the same page here since this has
>>>>>> already been opened up here for discussion in the mailing list.
>>>>
>>>>
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Daniel Fenn