Pull together
It seems to me that certain people, and they know who they are, are trying to rock the happy boat of TSR by reporting members for submitting certain works and complaining that they are having work refused when others are not. Maybe this is one of the reasons why submissions sometimes remain pending for a long time.
If you have a work refused, or on the pending list for a long time, then just ask why and live with it..you win some, you lose some..c'est la vie. TSR are more than fair generaly in allowing members' submitted material, as I have seen stuff from Disney and the likes in the downloads..and we all know how corporations like Disney view copyright matters.
In my opinion the best way is to use work that is in the public domain or whenever possible to get permission to use material before you spend hours putting your submission together, however, you must be prepared to accept TSR's final decision if you do not follow this way of working.
If this 'snitching' culture continues, then the seeds of destruction will surely be sewn for TSR, as copyright and having to get permission from artist will become a BIG issue and the rules will be tightened so tight it will be unworkable. So come on members pull together, enjoy TSR and stop snitching on each other!