While I have no problems with the moderation of new users, it might be nice if the interface would display all my messages that are in 'Awaiting Moderation" status while the message is waiting. This would not be a display for everyone but just one that shows ME my message along with some indication/flag that the message is awaiting moderation and thus not yet on public display. At the current time, the message drops into a black hole until a moderator gets around to approving/rejecting it. Many other systems that I have used work this way so the user knows that their message is there and awaiting moderation.