[theme-reviewers] Theme Update Review

Wed Oct 30 19:29:49 UTC 2013

If you lock all but #1 till #1 is cleared that is a "punishment".

#1 priority should be prioritized, but we don't need to force
volunteers to review #1 first.

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I too did not understand how its punishing theme authors.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>
>> He replied to:
>>
>> If Otto/Nacin can lock down #2/#3/#4 till #1 is empty, that may work too.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sorry, but I have no clue what you mean by "punishing Theme authors"?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Jasper Kips <jasper at planetkips.nl>wrote:
>>>
>>>> So, punishing theme authors....
>>>>
>>>> Jasper Kips,
>>>> Always waiting for the ricochet
>>>>
>>>> Op 30 okt. 2013 om 19:54 heeft Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> het
>>>> volgende geschreven:
>>>>
>>>> If Otto/Nacin can lock down #2/#3/#4 till #1 is empty, that may work
>>>> too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would hate to have to put a stipulation on the review incentive,
>>>>> along the lines of requiring that the daily average # of Themes in Priority
>>>>> #1 queue must be less than the daily average # of Themes in the Priority
>>>>> #3/4 queues, but if Priority #1 keeps getting bypassed, we may have to go
>>>>> that route.
>>>>>
>>>>> As much as I would love to add a second incentive to the Priority #1
>>>>> queue, it shouldn't be *required* to do so, just to ensure that reviewers
>>>>> adhere to the ticket prioritization.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> #1 Priority should always be prioritized and that's something we have
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> preaching for awhile now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At the same time once assigned it should be reviewed asap, not
>>>>>> tomorrow,
>>>>>> not within 7 days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The past few #1 assignments might be new reviewers, however they're
>>>>>> experienced themers and as far as I know we do not assign #1 to
>>>>>> newbies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> System is not broken and we just need to give some time, that's all :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Bruce Wampler <weavertheme at gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It turns out the reviewer did not have his notifications set
>>>>>>> properly, and didn't even know he had been assigned the theme.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And I was not talking about standard theme reviews - but reviews for
>>>>>>> Priority 1 themes. As I noted, these often contain important bug fixes
>>>>>>> (although that should probably be pointed out when the theme is submitted),
>>>>>>> and I didn't think Priority 1 themes were supposed to get the same
>>>>>>> treatment as the rest of the themes in the queue. That is why Priority 1
>>>>>>> was created.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And at one point, I thought only experienced reviewers were supposed
>>>>>>> to handle Priority 1 themes - there was a big push not that long ago to try
>>>>>>> to get Priority 1 themes pushed through. But it seems now that with all the
>>>>>>> incentives, the new themes are getting pushed through faster than existing
>>>>>>> themes that are simply updating.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think this need fixing. I understand everyone is a volunteer, but
>>>>>>> all the previous efforts for the Priority 1 themes seems to be broken now:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Apparently new reviewers are now getting assigned Priority 1
>>>>>>> themes. In at least my case, this led to a several days delay because the
>>>>>>> new reviewer was not yet totally familiar with the process.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. But Priority 1 reviews are now the slowest to get reviews. New
>>>>>>> themes seem to be flowing smoothly through the process faster than existing
>>>>>>> themes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3. Maybe there needs to be a mechanism for indicating critical bug
>>>>>>> updates. It happens, and what is now about a two week turnaround for a
>>>>>>> theme update seems too long - especially given new themes are getting
>>>>>>> through faster.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I appreciate everyone's effort - and I'm perfectly happy to wait my
>>>>>>> turn. It just seems that things are broken for Priority 1 themes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Christine Rondeau <
>>>>>>> christine at bluelimemedia.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's happened to me before as well. Once someone takes your site
>>>>>>>> and reviews it, doesn't mean they will do it in a day. I once had to wait
>>>>>>>> for a week for someone to complete the review.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  I think that's normal, we all have things to do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> **Christine Rondeau
>>>>>>>> Bluelime Media <http://www.bluelimemedia.com>
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