Very recently, I signed up to CollegeDudes247.com.
I was prepared to get all set up with linking and the banners and everything. And then I got a page that said "Your account needs approved."
My "sign up" was not approved for 4 days.
Honestly, after the first 10 minutes I was done with them.
This has been about a week now and I still have no intentions on sending them traffic because I signed up with other affiliate programs. I doubt I ever will. It does make webmasters feel uncomfortable in a sense when your sign up or account has to be approved first. When I got that message, the first thing that came to mind is what if later down the road they don't like where the banner is and make the decision to terminate my account or something.
It's just not something that makes you feel right.

However, if using affiliates video clips or images, that I could understand but not banners or text links.

Am I the only one who feels this way?