Yet Another Theme Contest Idea
July 3rd, 2006
Yeah, Yeah, I’ve heard it all before. However, I think this idea is just different enough that even the most cynical WP user will find it interesting. We all have seen the Classic theme gathering dust in the corner of our install, or worse, it’s been deleted. However, I find it intriguing, and am offering up the idea of a contest in which ONLY the style sheet is redone. No code on any of the template’s change. I know this was done in earlier versions of WP, and with the release of 1.5 and Kubrick, it all became passe, however I’d like to revive it, and be able to offer up for download the new styles that show up. I think that would give new users even more to choose from, not to mention, it gives everyone a chance to participate, as you don’t have to be a coding genius to compete with the stellarly talented designers out there who know the WP code like the back side of their hand.
So, with that said, I have at least one potential sponsor lined up, if there’s enough interest, and would attempt to line up a couple more if there’s really enough interest. As of today, my stats are saying there’s at least 84 of you reading this feed, so perhaps a few of you could chime in on your feelings on such. Perhaps I don’t know that Classic is going to be dumped in a future release, and I’m wasting my time. All of which I’d love to hear. Please, then, chime in, just this once, and let me know if there’s interest in such a contest, and if it’s a worthy contribution to the community.
I will say I haven’t finalized the details, but adding graphic elements would be accepted, the only real rule I’d stick by is the no changing of the code in the templates. Any other suggestions welcomed.