[theme-reviewers] Copyright Option

[Emil Uzelac]

Fair enough

On Monday, October 13, 2014, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The guidelines as currently written need to be addressed (as in who made
> the changes and why) before we start adding more details.
>
> Edward Caissie
> aka Cais.
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','emil at uzelac.me');>> wrote:
>
>> We need to clarify that in credit links. Are you able to add a line or
>> two please?
>>
>>
>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','edward.caissie at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> IIRC, the "opt-in" option idea was based on the premise of a "secondary"
>>> credit detail or similar footer information.
>>>
>>> Edward Caissie
>>> aka Cais.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Correct.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> yes, that will only discourage authors from providing that option.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> No need to waste time into digging around to prove me wrong. It
>>>>>> doesn't make sense to require authors to add opt-in if the credits are
>>>>>> removable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, Ulrich Pogson <grapplerulrich at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry, meant to say "did not understand it".
>>>>>>> On 13 Oct 2014 12:43, "Ulrich Pogson" <grapplerulrich at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This guideline has existed for some time as you can see that Chip
>>>>>>>> quoted it in 2013.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2013-October/016100.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Personally I do understand it and would be fine with it being
>>>>>>>> changed.
>>>>>>>>  On 13 Oct 2014 08:13, "Emil Uzelac" <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you want to add an option for user to hide, no it doesn't need
>>>>>>>>> to be turned off by default, it would not make sense :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I will go over the guidelines tomorrow it seems like someone
>>>>>>>>>> changed few things around and did not consult the admins first.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, credits can be visible and no need to wrap them into
>>>>>>>>>> options.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, mudthemes support <
>>>>>>>>>> contact at mudthemes.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Alright, that means if an option is provided in the Theme
>>>>>>>>>>> Options to hide copyright notice or credits by default it must be
>>>>>>>>>>> configured in such a way that the credits are not visible and the user must
>>>>>>>>>>> manually do that.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Please if you can give me a clarification on this guideline, it
>>>>>>>>>>> would be so helpful. I just got confused while reading these guidelines -
>>>>>>>>>>> https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/guidelines/
>>>>>>>>>>> license-theme-name-credit-links-up-sell-themes/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2014-10-13 00:43, Emil Uzelac wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Copyright notice! You mean credits? If so they can be visible
>>>>>>>>>>>> and no
>>>>>>>>>>>> need to include them in options.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014, mudthemes support <
>>>>>>>>>>>> contact at mudthemes.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  I have build a theme with an option to disable Copyright notice
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (which appears at the bottom of theme). By default the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> copyright
>>>>>>>>>>>>> notice is visible and via the option it can be disabled or
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hidden
>>>>>>>>>>>>> manually.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am just confused - Is this right or not?
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