New member has marked own post as "moderated"?

[Gerald_D]

Had a new spammer sign up today and his first post (full of cellphones) appeared with the "moderated" icon and status. He must have found a way to "self-moderate" and thus bypass the spamtrap.

How would I prevent this? Would 3.7 prevent this?

[Steve Machol]

That means that the post as moderated and not visible until a Mod or Admin approves it. That is a good thing. It means your spam controls are working as they should.

[Gerald_D]

Ah, thanks Steve.

So, "moderated" means "to be moderated" or "for moderation"

[Steve Machol]

Yep.