Only way to get rid of the moderator approval is to keep active for a while. Not posting won't make it go away.
This was not a "dig" at you for sleeping or doing other things (Thought that was pretty obvious, but okay) I know, no offense was taken ;) The thing is that the only time that he / she has something to do is when I am not here, which is only when I am sleeping or on holiday (which isn't a lot either) Those 10 posts that I have each morning aren't enough to actively search for somebody.
It was way busier before the DMCA, but then a couple things happened and it got quiet around here. If it was still that busy then I indeed wouldn't be the only active moderator, then there would be somebody from a different timezone.