[theme-reviewers] Theme Names

[Stephen Cui]

There will be themes failed this guideline. FYI Passion is my latest theme.
Obviously we did not copy each other as both are under review.

https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19146 (My Passion)
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19233 (Passion)

I believe not policing name is good decision. Otherwise, we will have all
kind of subjective discussion. In the end, the goal is to provide user
quality themes. I am more concerned about the quality and design. There are
too many clones in the theme directory.



On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:

>
>    - No similar names (as in Theme Name vs My Theme Name)
>
> That takes care of everything. No need to brainstorm too much.
>
> First-come, first-served basis and we're done :)
>
> At the same time we won't second guess anything, confuse authors or users!
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> not with retrospective effect ofcourse.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ...which would eliminate about 99% of the Themes in the directory?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> no dictionary words?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Back to my previous question: what would you suggest as the objective,
>>>>> enforceable guideline for Theme names?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Many of theme shop use common names like Box, Responsive, Awesome and
>>>>>> so on. So, this means we can play with theses name by adding word before or
>>>>>> after.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes Otto, I agree with you that Box is common name and I am just
>>>>>> asking this question so that we are clear about the naming rules. This will
>>>>>> help me in further Theme Reviews as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you all for your reply. I hope we will have clear guideline in
>>>>>> this soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's the matter of choices of theme name and manipulation. I feel
>>>>>>>> The Box is so much manipulating Catch Box name.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you can definitively show that to be true, then you have a point,
>>>>>>> however, I don't see what your evidence for this could possibly be.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you're reacting based just on the similarity of the name, then I
>>>>>>> have to point out that "Box" is a pretty normal and commonplace English
>>>>>>> word, popular even in movies: http://youtu.be/0cmqwbZa6_w
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, other than the name being similar, how is it "manipulating"
>>>>>>> anything? Is it using the same code? Is it a derivative of the other Box
>>>>>>> theme? Is there *anything else in common at all* other than the name and
>>>>>>> the fact that they're both, you know, themes?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The name may not be a good choice, but this is not really evidence
>>>>>>> of anything other than both parties lack of creativity in naming things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Otto
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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