And I’d like to second the suggestion that Bryan be put to work, you know, designing. You don’t need a designer to implement existing designs, because the creative work’s already been done. You just need a coder. (And coders will probably make a quicker job of it, because they shouldn’t be tempted to mess with the original concept.) I’d personally like to see him redesign the wordpress.com homepage, which of course is never going to happen, but it’s nice to dream.

of the themes that were widely requested, this is the first one implemented. but what they wanted and what they got are not the same thing.

@bryan-
you didn’t take the original version, you took the modified, widgetized version that wasn’t done by ben. when you modified the header, you paid no attention to the original. and i still have yet to hear peep about the bottomblock.
i didn’t want you to use mine. that’s a lost cause without implementing the custom header code, and rewriting the skin as a theme. i wanted an _implimentation_ of unsleepable, not a bad remix of it.

@automattic-
if i hear one more of you complaining about people using your publishing software to publish grievances with you, rather than whispering quietly, i’m going to lose it.

BTW, Adam, I’m just trying to cut through to the heart of things here. Do you feel hurt? I get the distinct impression from this post that you are but I’m not sure where that feeling is coming from. Again, I only ask because I tend to be kind of dense and thick-skulled.