My understanding is that the admin of QLSG like to be sure people intend to be active members of QL before they are accepted as a member of the Social Group.

In other words by maybe joining in more with discussions on the forum.

I think this condition came about because at one time lots of people just wanted to go to the gatherings as a means of meeting the 'ladies', rather than making a positive contribution to QL generally.

Apologies to DaRuDe if I'm wrong on this, but I believe this was part of the reasoning behind waiting to see if someone is serious about being a part of QatarLiving and not just a social butterfly.

Oh! And this was also the case even before DaRuDe took over the administration, so it's not a new thing.