There's a problem with the Theme Submission System as it currently
stands. Currently, we submit a new theme and it is sent to moderation,
which is fine. However, at the same time that theme is now also live
on our theme author page for the world to see.
I submitted one new theme three weeks ago that was rejected within 24
hours. For the life of me I cannot figure out what is causing it to be
rejected and no update has been accepted. That theme has now been
installed three times by random Tumblr users who found my theme page.
I submitted another new theme twelve days ago that has been waiting
for moderation ever since. Again, it is instantly on my author page
and is now installed by two random tumblr users.
This doesn't make any sense. If the theme is rejected, or hasn't even
been moderated in the first place, it shouldn't become live for the
world to see. As a site designer, I don't want unfinished product to
be released. And now, with no way to remove it from my author page,
I'm stuck with a rejected theme I no longer want displayed having been
installed on random users accounts.
Tumblr needs to change the process, so themes don't become live on
author pages until they're approved and give theme authors the ability
to remove rejected themes.
On Friday, April 13, 2012 7:18:03 AM UTC-7, Justin Cox wrote:
> There's a problem with the Theme Submission System as it currently > stands. Currently, we submit a new theme and it is sent to moderation, > which is fine. However, at the same time that theme is now also live > on our theme author page for the world to see.
> I submitted one new theme three weeks ago that was rejected within 24 > hours. For the life of me I cannot figure out what is causing it to be > rejected and no update has been accepted. That theme has now been > installed three times by random Tumblr users who found my theme page.
> I submitted another new theme twelve days ago that has been waiting > for moderation ever since. Again, it is instantly on my author page > and is now installed by two random tumblr users.
> This doesn't make any sense. If the theme is rejected, or hasn't even > been moderated in the first place, it shouldn't become live for the > world to see. As a site designer, I don't want unfinished product to > be released. And now, with no way to remove it from my author page, > I'm stuck with a rejected theme I no longer want displayed having been > installed on random users accounts.
> Tumblr needs to change the process, so themes don't become live on > author pages until they're approved and give theme authors the ability > to remove rejected themes.
Well, I think the reason they're live once you submit them is that
even if the theme is rejected, you can still share the theme with
people. When you submit a theme, you're submitting it to the Garden,
so when if it's rejected, it's not put up in the Theme Garden, but
it's still usable by people.
On Apr 13, 7:18 am, Justin Cox <onl...@justincox.com> wrote:
> There's a problem with the Theme Submission System as it currently
> stands. Currently, we submit a new theme and it is sent to moderation,
> which is fine. However, at the same time that theme is now also live
> on our theme author page for the world to see.
> I submitted one new theme three weeks ago that was rejected within 24
> hours. For the life of me I cannot figure out what is causing it to be
> rejected and no update has been accepted. That theme has now been
> installed three times by random Tumblr users who found my theme page.
> I submitted another new theme twelve days ago that has been waiting
> for moderation ever since. Again, it is instantly on my author page
> and is now installed by two random tumblr users.
> This doesn't make any sense. If the theme is rejected, or hasn't even
> been moderated in the first place, it shouldn't become live for the
> world to see. As a site designer, I don't want unfinished product to
> be released. And now, with no way to remove it from my author page,
> I'm stuck with a rejected theme I no longer want displayed having been
> installed on random users accounts.
> Tumblr needs to change the process, so themes don't become live on
> author pages until they're approved and give theme authors the ability
> to remove rejected themes.
On Friday, 13 April 2012 10:18:03 UTC-4, Justin Cox wrote:
> There's a problem with the Theme Submission System as it currently > stands. Currently, we submit a new theme and it is sent to moderation, > which is fine. However, at the same time that theme is now also live > on our theme author page for the world to see.
> I submitted one new theme three weeks ago that was rejected within 24 > hours. For the life of me I cannot figure out what is causing it to be > rejected and no update has been accepted. That theme has now been > installed three times by random Tumblr users who found my theme page.
> I submitted another new theme twelve days ago that has been waiting > for moderation ever since. Again, it is instantly on my author page > and is now installed by two random tumblr users.
> This doesn't make any sense. If the theme is rejected, or hasn't even > been moderated in the first place, it shouldn't become live for the > world to see. As a site designer, I don't want unfinished product to > be released. And now, with no way to remove it from my author page, > I'm stuck with a rejected theme I no longer want displayed having been > installed on random users accounts.
> Tumblr needs to change the process, so themes don't become live on > author pages until they're approved and give theme authors the ability > to remove rejected themes.
or at least accept our updates if you have to show it anyway in my author page. i submitted a theme that got cut off during submission, maybe my mistake, maybe something else, and now I have a theme in my author page completely broken. No matter how many times i tried to contact them or submit updates. Nothing happens and I'm the one with a broken theme in my author page, saying that i'm not good at this thing.
I again am stuck with the same issues I talked about when starting this thread. I now how two "rejected" themes that, despite multiple requests to supp...@tumblr.com, have not been removed and another theme that has been waiting for moderation for over 10 days now.
Seriously Tumblr, fix this system. Even Apple reviews apps quicker than this.
On Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:38:29 PM UTC-7, Justin Cox wrote:
> I again am stuck with the same issues I talked about when starting this > thread. I now how two "rejected" themes that, despite multiple requests to > sup...@tumblr.com <javascript:>, have not been removed and another theme > that has been waiting for moderation for over 10 days now.
> Seriously Tumblr, fix this system. Even Apple reviews apps quicker than > this.
I wasn't emailed anything, though the status says the theme "Does not fit accepted Tumblr blog functionality or aesthetics." The newest theme is now sitting on day 13 waiting for review.
On Saturday, August 18, 2012 5:07:55 PM UTC-7, Justin Cox wrote:
> I wasn't emailed anything, though the status says the theme "Does not fit > accepted Tumblr blog functionality or aesthetics." The newest theme is now > sitting on day 13 waiting for review.
I don't see anything wrong with it either and the only notice I received is on the edit page: Moderator feedback: Does not fit accepted Tumblr blog functionality or aesthetics.
Problem is, any changes I make (even to the screenshots, etc) seem to be completely ignored. It's almost as if once that decision is made, it's final.
