[wp-docs] Codex and the Comment Spam page

[Owen Winkler]

Podz wrote:
> By all means cross-post, but we need a decision, not a long discussion :)

Exactly why I didn't.  :)

> My proposal:
> - Huge disclaimer
> - Plugins / hacks all listed AFTER they have first been posted to the 
> forums or otherwise subjected to review of some sort by fellow WP users.
> - No direct download links to code
> - Codex change made as above

This is all good, but I'm still curious (I wasn't clear before) what 
constitutes a "review of some sort" to the point that it's ok to include 
a thing.  How does one know when their plugin is qualified enough to add 
themselves to the codex?

I'll throw this out as written "loose" criteria for passing the 
requirement:  A plugin must post an announcement to the support forums 
and/or hacker list, and receive at least one subsequent "works as 
expected for me without error" message before it's listed in codex. 
(Announcement URL and plugin landing page URL to be attached to the 
codex listing?)

Make the policy to remove appearing plugins that fail to meet this 
limited criteria?

Owen