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

[Srikanth Koneru]

Not taking any sides but "Responsive" is already fair game :
https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2013/02/26/clarifying-guidelines-for-theme-name/#comment-29874

On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 3:52 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
> wrote:
>
>> From a branding purpose this makes logical sense.
>>
>
> Let me put it another way:
>
> If somebody previous to now, who was not you, had requested an entry for
> "Responsive II", should we have honored that request, or pushed back on it?
>
> Basically, you're asking for special treatment here. You want us to say
> yes to you, the current owner and maintainer of the "original" theme, but
> no to everybody else.
>
> This is a rather bigger step than I think you're accounting for, honestly.
> Do you want our theme reviewers making judgments based on trademarks and
> other similarities like this as well?
>
> Right now, the rule is that because "Responsive" exists, nobody gets to
> make "Responsive Extended" or "Responsive NG" or "Responsive 1138". Do you
> *really* want to open that can of worms?
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
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