[wp-forums] Theme Support Question

[esmi at quirm dot net]

on 28/06/2010 11:36 Chris Olbekson said the following:
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> Also another discussion has been going on in the forums mailing list
> regarding theme support.  Maybe we could require the author to commit to
> providing some level of support for their theme in the forums.  Some
> authors actively participate in questions  tagged with their theme and
> others are nowhere to be found.
> 
> We could also use this as another guideline for acceptance based on the
> authors previous track record for offering support.  I know they will not be
> able to answer all questions but it would be great if they could at least
> try and help users out on some level.  I am also going to cc this question
> to the wp-forums list.

Questions:

1. Define "some level of support" e.g. what would be the minimum that is 
acceptable?

2. How would this be indicated on the theme's page in the Theme Directory?

3. How would a submission by a completely new theme author be handled?

4. If such a scheme could be implemented, how would this impact (if at 
all) on the handling of theme specific queries on the forums?

Mel / esmi
(declaring a vested interest in this)