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

[Srikanth Koneru]

God, did we say don't name it Responsive II ?
No we did not.

Admins only said don't submit it here as Responsive II

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 3:05 AM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
wrote:

> Wrong.
>
> I've heard from many theme authors who have tried and been rejected
> before. This rules been enforced for some time now apparently and the only
> reason this isn't common practice is because it hasn't been allowed.
>
> Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and dozens of Fortune 500 companies use names
> and numbers for products. Salesforce's latest development platform is
> called Salesforce1.
>
> This is normal in the tech industry.
>
> --Trent Lapinski
> CEO of CyberChimps.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 27, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>
> Have you realized that you are the only one that does this?
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Cais,
>>
>> I came to this list for help, all I received was pointless bureaucracy.
>>
>> It is wrong to prevent theme authors from using their own brand names for
>> multiple products. This rule only serves to limit the freedoms of theme
>> authors, which was never its intention. The purpose of this rule was to
>> protect theme authors from having their names and brands from being stolen,
>> not to prevent authors from using their own names and brands.
>>
>> Did I get frustrated? Absolutely, TRT does not have the authority or the
>> right to limit the freedoms of an open source community, and force theme
>> authors to rebrand and rename their established product lines, and force
>> thousands of developers to follow rules that no free open market would ever
>> enact. You guys are over reaching your authority, and literally becoming
>> the brand and naming police of the WordPress community. It is silly,
>> offensive, and downright scary that you guys have all literally agreed to
>> limit our rights.
>>
>> I am trying to find a resolution to this problem without having my
>> rights, and the rights of my fellow theme authors taken away by people who
>> have contributed just as much as I have to this community. I have every
>> right to be here, and I don't need to be an admin to have a say, nor do I
>> need to be an admin to defend myself and others from pointless bureaucracy
>> and unneeded politics.
>>
>> -Trent
>> CEO CyberChimps Inc.
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Condescending yes, ...
>>
>>
>> Thanks for making your position and opinion of the WordPress Theme
>> Reviewers and Administrators that much more obvious.
>>
>> Feel free to carry on the conversation. I have already expressed my
>> opinion and your admission really doesn't give me much reason to reconsider
>> what I have already written about theme names.
>>
>>
>>
>> Edward Caissie
>> aka Cais.
>>
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