Are both new devs working part-time or full-time? The announcement in Dec was about 20h/w if I remember correctly.
Of course you guys know the XF system like the inside of your pockets. So, I was only viewing it from one angle regarding threads and posts.
Last question, thanks for the answers so far. Except it would take more time and effort, what speaks against forcing any privileged action performed by a guest through a moderation queue?
There is a good reason why guests don't have the same permissions such as registered users. And until the account is confirmed, they should be treated as if they were in moderation. No matter what action. I have described how it could look like for creating threads and posts, but this can be extended to any privileged action, no? If there is an action, there always can be a redirection page triggered by the action. Of course the redirection would be different for each action. And for each action there always can be an embedded notice/warning asking the guest to confirm their account in order to perform the action they want.
But perhaps this kind of design is too much far fetched.