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I’ve just submitted a small update to Microsoft for DashBuddy.

v3.11 fixes the background task to check for new posts, which wasn’t working since the last version - it also changes the note information on posts so that it matches with the Tumblr API. Tumblr changed the API after i noticed that reply notes weren’t being marked correctly in the text DashBuddy was receiving - this has now been fixed and an update has been submitted.

Steven

Email when I woke up - failed submission. All I did was remove China from the submitted country list!

Very concerning. The report notes read:

“The Developer must provide valid account information and specific login instructions to fully test the application.”

Huh? I can understand if this is a new app - totally understand - but I’m over a dozen updates in and not one of them has raised this before. They’ve logged in, tested and raised problems.

My concern is not the effort required in adding a new account to Tumblr, but the fact that this means they’re not testing my app in a consistent manner. If they were - the login details would be available to this guy immediately.

So I’m adding a new account, adding them to my submission, and updating the code so that the new reblog/change blog functionality is in the version that eventually gets applied.

The annoying thing is that this means more delay to the people using it.

I’ve got to re-submit DashBuddy. Not because there’s anything wrong with the code - but because it’s a Tumblr app.

I failed on section 3.10 of the app requirements document, which states:

Content that is offensive in any country/region to which your application is targeted is not allowed. Content may be considered offensive in certain countries/regions because of local laws or cultural norms. Examples of potentially offensive content in certain countries/regions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• People in revealing clothing or sexually suggestive poses

• Religious references

• Alcohol references

• Sexual or bathroom humor

• Simulated or actual gambling

Countries/regions for which one or more parts of 3.10 may apply include the following:

Group 1: China

Group 2: Malaysia, Indonesia

I’ve submitted with China in the list before (I select worldwide distribution), but now I’m not allowed it appears. Which is interesting - I guess it depends on what the tester sees as part of their examination of a random Tumblr feed when testing functionality. They can only see it if they’ve searched for it and followed it. Whatever they saw this time displeased them because the failure stated.

The application prominently features sensitive content sources and includes countries listed in Group 1 within Application Certification Requirements 3.10 in its targeted distribution

So there we go - the content (or Tumblr - as we call it) is the reason. No technical failures, but it failed anyway.

I’ve removed these sensitive countries from the list for the update and re-submitted. So I apologise for the delay.

I’ve just submitted v3.9 of DashBuddy. This fix has simple GIF support, improved HTML rendering as well as some bug fixes that users have made me aware of inside reblogging and login.

Thanks to those who got in touch to let me know, it’s only with this sort of feedback I can keep making this app more useful for all of us.