One important thing I would like to point out with regards to this thread:
It's not just the newb's that are complaining about the moderation. Mitch, John, Robax, myself, etc. have all probably been un-moderated for a long time. It is still a pain for us as well. But the thing that bothers me the most is that there have been many threads regarding this issue and a few posts by the core team but a reason for our pain that makes sense has never been given. Outside of "tough crap that's the way it is". I have said that this issue, as well as several others, is not good marketing and probably turns off newcomers. The post by the DNN newcomer above regarding "community" is proof.
There is another recent thread regarding speed of projects that also mentions the term "closed door". This is the atmosphere DNN has created for it's portal/project.
Mitch I think you need to create a DNN public forum site and invite people like John, Nina, and many of the other DNN supporters to post blog's there. As after three years I think I have finally figured out that "tough crap that's the way it is" is the way it is always going to be.
Does anybody else miss the old asp.net DNN forums??????
Greg