In reply to AJ.

@justin Perhaps there needs to be a way that to be an author that submits to the directory, you must (required) signup for email notifications of announcements, changes, updates, etc. Something to ensure every author knows and stays up-to-date. I would bet most would say "I didn't know".

I'd still opt in for a registration process to be able to submit themes, but don't know if that is possible. Basically, registering that you are indeed a theme developer.

But, as for the theme sniffer plugin, I make that part of my check before uploading now.