Yes, it does take a very long time to get a run approved, but this is kind of a dead game.
I think this game is still fun. However, the records will be updated immediately. It is not very acceptable to take a month for the approval.
It never takes more than 3 weeks unless something is wrong with the queue, you should pm a mod(Mr. failmore seems to be the most active mod).
I just approved a ton of runs the other night, and I did not even see your run in the queue @wolfrain. Not really sure what the complaint is? So what if it takes a couple weeks? Or even 3? We have lives, ya know.
Burdening? There is no burdening of anyone. Every person on this moderation team has their own stuff to take care of, as well as other people's lives to take care of. If they have some free time to verify, that's great. Again, I don't see your reasoning for complaining, or prioritizing your run that isn't even in the queue anymore, over the lives of the people who volunteer to approve runs in the first place. Be patient.