[theme-reviewers] How to request "grandfathered" exception to WP 3.9 Theme guidelines?

[Derek Herman]

Hey Bruce,

I just read the WordPress 3.9 proposal and didn't see anything about settings being erased - could you please elaborate on what would cause that?

Cheers,
Derek Herman
http://valendesigns.com

> After reviewing the impacts on my themes of the proposed 3.9 theme guidelines, I've reached the conclusion that conforming to one particular new requirement will seriously impact my thousands of existing users - many many users would have their options simply disappear, thus breaking their sites. Because of the way the Settings API work, this particular option would simply be erased.
> 
> I was working on complying when I discovered this serious problem. There is no solution I can figure out to avoid existing users losing settings upon update.
> 
> How do I go about requesting getting a permanent "grandfathered" exemption to one of the new guidelines for my existing themes?
> 
> Bruce Wampler
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