[theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second version of a theme?

[Luiz Otávio Miranda]

I don't get it.. so you can't have the same word in the theme name?

For instance... if you want to name you themes like:

Nice theme name one
Nice theme name two
And so on...

All being totally different themes... isn't it allowed any more? ??
Em 26/09/2014 17:52, "Tom" <wptr at edge22.com> escreveu:

> If the update is going to destroy your user's websites, isn't it a
> different theme? I think naming it II or whatever is confusing.
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> When would it stop? III? IV? I get that Responsive is an awesome keyword,
> but if it's a different theme, in my opinion it should probably have a
> different name.
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> *From:* theme-reviewers [mailto:
> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] *On Behalf Of *Philip M.
> Hofer (Frumph)
> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 1:45 PM
> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second
> version of a theme?
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> .. you missed the point entirely there Otto, has nothing to do with
> revision numbers; it has to do with not having all of your old users get
> their sites destroyed by an update and keeping the same name but it’s a new
> release of the same theme but with the addition of II at the end of it to
> keep it denoted as the responsive theme but next generation
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> They could write the name Responsive NG and it wouldn’t make a difference
> the current rule says they can’t use responsive again.  the II was just
> written as a matter of descriptor towards the current state.
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> *From:* Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>
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> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 1:23 PM
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> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
> <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
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> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second
> version of a theme?
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> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
> wrote:
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> We are trying to release Responsive 2.0, and after a year of development
> and months of debating how to release it we’re now being told we cannot
> have two themes with the same name.
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> So, you want to have "responsive two version zero point zero point one"
> and you don't see an inherent problem with this?
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> Version numbers are version numbers. Making your next theme named the same
> but with an extra fake version number in it is plain ridiculous.
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> You're the one risking brand confusion here. "Which version of Responsive
> are you using?" "Oh, version 2". "There is no version two, Responsive only
> goes to version one nine seven three."
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> My vote: If it's a new theme, then it should have a new name. If it's not
> a new theme, then it shouldn't have a separate entry in the theme directory
> for it.
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> -Otto
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