The main reason for approving messages is to screen out spammers -
pp who join only to post ads. Now that we might be getting a little
more active (I hope), I've approved all pp who have posted before
(uum, that's just 3 pp - papersalad, skittishlady and teddy)
to 'unmoderated' mode to make my life easier.
Of course, as moderator, I still reserve the right to delete already-
posted messages, but I don't think I'd have to do that :-)
Happy chatting!