# Formalized assignment and possible logging of pending applications

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/formalized-assignment-and-possible-logging-of-pending-applications/232724
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 13, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formalized-assignment-and-possible-logging-of-pending-applications/232724 "2022-07-13T11:02:34Z")
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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formalized-assignment-and-possible-logging-of-pending-applications/232724/3 "2022-07-13T13:52:56Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> There is the `reviewable claiming` admin setting too, but it doesn’t appear to apply to approving users currently. If it did that would be almost perfect. 🙂

Totally agree! It would be massively helpful to have this also apply to sign-up requests.

For us, it would only be useful once [Allow users invited by staff to skip approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-need-approval-despite-being-invited/231300) is fixed of course…

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