h2,
welcome. There’s a fellow here by the “name” of asdfghjkl who will tell you to head over to the new members thread for an official welcome to the coffee room, but unfortunately for him I beat hom to it, lol.
oh, and mods is short for moderators – the higher beings who need to approve posts before they show up. Think of them as the teacher who supervises the playground during recess. 🙂