[theme-reviewers] Lite Themes

[David Chandra]

Quoting from Emil:

> *If you submit a theme called "Theme Name Lite" you are leaving the door
> open for anyone else to submit a different theme under "Theme Name" only.*
>
http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020745.html

Quoting from Otto:

> *If there is an "X Lite" theme, then "X" should correctly be denied.*
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http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2014-October/020779.html

Both different statement from admin.
It's confusing for theme author like me to understand.

I personally I agree with Otto.
what do you think about this Emil?

I understand that rules sometimes can't make 100% perfect for all cases.
but if there's too much confusion. maybe it's not because the "people" not
using their "brain".
maybe the rule is simply not good enough.
Maybe admins need to discuss about this in coming theme review meeting and
have a fixed review rule for names.

-- David.


On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Styled Themes <social at styledthemes.com>
wrote:

> I’ve been submitting themes with the suffix name “Lite” to help
> differentiate it from the premium version. When I make a theme, I do one
> with the base name, then the free one for the repository has “Lite” added
> to it, which works for me.
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> It really does come down to common sense when naming a theme, which should
> be done as careful as coming up with a domain name; you do not want to
> infringe on another name, especially if a name is branded. The naming of a
> theme is the total responsibility of the developer to follow the naming
> guidelines, but to also do their homework. When I come up with a theme
> name, not only do I check the repository at WordPress.org, I also do Google
> checks to see if the name or similar names are being used elsewhere.
> Remember, there are other theme sites, shops, and even independent
> designers/developers who create themes.
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> Again, it’s common sense, but also ethics that come into play here.
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> Andre
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> *From:* theme-reviewers [mailto:
> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] *On Behalf Of *Otto
> *Sent:* October-02-14 2:59 AM
> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Lite Themes
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> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
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> Dear Reviewers,
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> This is a friendly note, not requirement or even recommended, again just a
> note.
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> If you submit a theme called "Theme Name Lite" you are leaving the door
> open for anyone else to submit a different theme under "Theme Name" only.
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> Related + Unrelated = Confusion for all*
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> Thanks,
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> Emil
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> Umm. No, they're not. Under no interpretation of the current rules do I
> see this as being allowed.
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> Simply not actively policing theme names doesn't mean allowing
> free-range-do-anything-you-want-fun-times.
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> If somebody is submitting a theme with a name that will cause confusion,
> then it will be denied and removed and suspended, as per usual.
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> If there is an "X Lite" theme, then "X" should correctly be denied.
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> Any other interpretation is stupid and wrong. More to the point, it leads
> directly to crap like this:
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> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Thomas from ThemeZee <contact at themezee.com
> > wrote:
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> And my final question: Can I release a dummy theme "Theme Name" in
> addition to "Theme Name Lite", which I'll unapprove right away? Basically
> can I block theme names? Since names are no longer policed it seems the
> only way to prevent the case you have mentioned.
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> This is exactly what we DO NOT want to happen. If theme authors start
> trying to "protect" names by creating fake entries in our system, then I
> will be forced to shut the damn thing down and do a mass cleanup and purge.
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> Come up with a better solution.
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> -Otto
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