I don't remember if comments are first approved before showing up? I've submitted two comments on a tomato (Lemon Cherry) and neither one is showing up. Perhaps they are just in a holding zone waiting for approval. If not, I'll have to figure out what I'm doing wrong.
I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.
No, comments don't require approval, so there's something else wrong. I can't imagine what could be wrong, though, because you've posted other comments successfully.
Comments do not go into an approval process - they are posted straightaway and you immediately get a system message telling you that it was successfully submitted. Are you getting the system message? And once you submit the comment, does it say anything like "Your comment has been posted" or some such?