Foundation-l administrative actions are usually done
quietly, and for
the most part nobody notices. If you've just made some inflammatory
comments and suddenly find that your posts are taking an hour or two
to make it to the list, it's because we've flagged you for moderation
and are reviewing your posts before allowing them through. It's in
this way that we try to enforce some semblance of civil discussion,
and many have said that we still don't do enough.
Actually, when you're being moderated, you get emails saying "The
following email is awaiting moderation" or similar, so it's difficult
not to notice. (And yes, I speak from experience... I would have
appreciated someone having the common decency to tell me what they
were doing...)