Regarding the "amateur-looking thread" - the thread was launched 3 hours ago, and right now we're working on making it more eye-pleasing. If you have any recommendations - we're excited to hear them.
That's okay, you will learn how to design it on your own and take a look at the other threads of your competitors and you'll get the idea on how to do it properly and put some images of it, soon you will rank up as a jr member for having that 2 merits and you'll be able to post pictures.
About the self-moderated thread: we want to keep a close eye on the thread, and manage it ourselves. However, we can promise you that we'll never delete any criticism, except for spam and promotional messages
This is also what I have noticed as most of the official announcement threads here aren't self moderated. But that's okay, as long as you're going to do what you've said that you'll not delete criticism, accusations and any negative reviews from someone who might be genuinely saying it. Anyway, you've been welcoming and welcome to the forum where most of the crypto casinos have became popular with the help of the community.