[theme-reviewers] theme update tickets queue keep too long

Wed Oct 9 20:35:42 UTC 2013

Thanks Chip, is it possible to give some old & regular reviewers ability to
push only #1 tickets live? If so it will reduce burden on admins. Its
probably asking too much.

On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 1:59 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> I'm tossing around in my head the idea of a Priority #1 incentive, perhaps
> having the one (1) top monthly reviewer get to select a "Featured" Theme.
> But I need to think about it some more. There are some unintended
> consequences we need to avoid.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Zulfikar Nore <zulfikarnore at live.com>wrote:
>
>> OK, just noticed that I've been mentioned twice so let me chime in on
>> this one.
>>
>> Priority #1 - Good to know is for everyone but that's not the reason I
>> don't review those ticket. For me its not challenging enough to skim and
>> hit approved.
>>
>> Having said that, I think this should be changed and all priority #1
>> tickets should be put through a thorough re-review i.e check what has been
>> added, omitted and/or changed - do they meet requirements? Do they work (if
>> additions) as they should? No newly introduced errors (warning, notices and
>> the likes)?
>>
>> This would require downloading the theme, unzipping and checking the code
>> (especially when its not possible to check via SVN diff system), Install
>> and test then either approve or don't approve.
>>
>> So, yes to thorough review but no to include priority #1 as part of the
>> count for the incentive program - Why? Because the hard work has already
>> been done by the original reviewer and credit for it give. If however the
>> theme is not approved upon this review then the subsequent submission will
>> fall under priority #3 and the next review would be entitle to be credited
>> with a count on their approved themes.
>>
>> Now that I have it confirmed and I'm allowed to venture in the #1 Que,
>> here I come :) - I'll aim to do 1 from each Que at any given time when I
>> have a free moment.
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:59:45 +0530
>> From: tskk79 at gmail.com
>> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>
>> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] theme update tickets queue keep too long
>>
>> Yes, unfortunately that can happen,
>> Regular reviewers who have themeshops wouldn't do that tough :)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>
>> That's an idea. However, Priority #1 tickets get less scrutiny, and I
>> fear that they would be skimmed too lightly in the name of gaming the
>> system.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Ulrich Pogson <grapplerulrich at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> Could we not include priority one some how? Could you check at the end of
>> the month how many of the priority 1 the winners have done or the top 5?
>>
>> I spent a month working on the prio 1 just to realize they were not
>> included.
>> On 9 Oct 2013 21:12, "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>
>> There's no easy way to track that.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 7 priority #1 = 1 priority #2/3/4
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>
>> That would skew the numbers too much.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> add it to the incentive program :)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>
>> you are right, I think that in past couple of weeks #1 priority is not
>> prioritized
>> and it should be :)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Oven Zen <zenoven at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Emil, I mean too long is because at the time I send the first mail
>> there are many tickets(about 30+ and there were  tickets not resolved for
>> 4weeks) in the theme update queue while the same time new theme queue is
>> much shorter. And I think this may against the priority of each queue.
>>
>> I really appreciate all reviewers work and that's why WordPress stronger.
>> I will make more themes for free to the directory and I also hope to be a
>> reviewer in the team somedays.But for now it just takes me too much time to
>> think and write in English(this mail takes over 30 minutes) and this is
>> really bad.
>>
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