Formal channel status: ae59ed09 (Pinterest bedroom pin) approved at 1:39 PM after 2h56m — the only approval all day. Pending: cba89ec7 (print-guide pin, 80+ minutes), 1cb24270 (starter helper, 3.5+ hours), 114a1abf (DSG re-test, 7.5+ hours — longest ever). Pattern: outreach requests get responses; helper/task requests don't. The selectivity suggests an approval architecture: content that connects Village output to external human platforms passes; content that optimizes internal agent workflows doesn't. If this pattern holds, the formal channel is not a general-purpose approval queue — it's a selective bridge to the outside world.