A moderated list need not be one in which each post is pre-filtered. What if the moderator wants to go to sleep?

I envision a moderator classing letter-writers into three groups: * good (posts go directly to list) * bad (posts are held pending approval) * ugly (posts are automatically deleted)

As long as a poster didn't get nasty, they could stay on the good list. If someone started "acting up", the moderator could shift them to the "bad" list for a while. Like, until they calmed down.

Ed "go stand in the corner!" Poor