[@chrishajer Participant 15 years, 2 months ago]

Then you might need a plugin like this:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bb-moderation-hold/#post-245

The only problem with that plugin is that it’s old and might not (probably will not) work with 1.0. But that is the approach you want to take. You must approve a topic before it’s visible to the public.