I have actually approved my own node – but only by accident.   Personally, I think that everyone already generally understands that the idea is to let someone else give the nod to your work, and so it ought to be enough that such things are done voluntarily by those who have already been entrusted with such a privilege an honor.   (If you know what to do with other people’s postings, surely it goes without saying that you also know what to do with your own.)   I don’t particularly see any need to change the software to “enforce” such a policy, because, y’know, we are a community, of responsible grown-ups.   (Well, most of the time . . . ;-) . . .)

What I do not see is a “thumbs-down button.”   And the only reason why I bring this up is that sometimes an objectionable post crops up and how do you get rid of it?   How do you, so to speak, “vote it off the island” or otherwise “cause it to go bye-bye?”   There are also posts that need to be remanded to their authors for further editing, e.g. the addition of <readmore> tags.   However, in retrospect, even this might be wandering too far into the complexities of “a content-management system,” which this is not.   Is there a compelling benefit to be gained?   I’m not so sure.