i don't like how everything you post has to be approved by a moderator before it shows up to the public. it makes it difficult to be active here, because you can't see anybody replying to you until a mod has approved their post. i think it's only going to slow down the activity of the forum.

if i could see my thread as soon as i post it and always see when people are posting replies, i would stay active here longer because i'd be checking for replies and writing back to people.. but every time i post something i'm like "okay, i have to wait for it to be approved" and then i end up doing something else and forgetting what i even posted here after some time.

i think a better way to approach moderating the forum would be to assign like 5 or 6 mods to close problem threads, remind people of the rules and delete spam.

Yes, I'm considering that. On the other hand, if I had enough mods to make sure posts were approved quickly it may accomplish the same thing. Right now I'm focused on further integrating the forums into teen chat.

I'd be happy to fill in for the messages temporarily whilst you integrate the forums further, let me know if you need help.