[theme-reviewers] Abandoned/Changed Theme Name, Requesting Transfer

[Srikanth Koneru]

I think Chip is talking about the reverse, submitting a theme to directory
with a name thats highly popular elsewhere.


On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> My biggest concern here is that these requests require a personal demand
>> on your time, and as such should be limited as much as possible. Without an
>> automated process, it is unreasonable to ask you to make more such
>> ownership name-changes than absolutely necessary. That's why I always
>> respond that the decision is up to your prerogative. :)
>>
>
> In the long run, things like this will get changed to be easier. The
> themes directory needs more parity with the plugins directory. And many
> other changes as well.
>
>
>
>> I've long wondered what we do with names of commercial Themes? How do we
>> police/control that? I don't mean submitting actual commercial Themes, but
>> submitting completely *different* Themes, by the same name?
>>
>>
> Not following you here. A theme being sold elsewhere should presumably
> disable the theme update mechanism for itself and download its updates from
> some other site instead.
>
> -Otto
>
>
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