Originally Posted by signupdamnit

I usually don't even bother if they have to approve me. Part of it is for what you brought up (waste of my time) the other part is that I notice those who require this are often some of the biggest micro-managers and affiliate unfriendly programs to work with. It seldom works out.

BTW, for those who do this please list that you require manual activation on the signup form so we know prior to giving you our info.