Why some spots are in ittalic and some are .. normal..

the ones in italics are pending spots
to quote cressida:
"As most of you know, there is a special holding pen for newly-created spots -- the pending spots arena. Spots remain there until:
a) they have a significant amount of links, videos & images
b) there are enough fans to deem it popular ... "

here is a list of pending spots
link

im not sure if they are promoted automatically or by the f4 but really it makes no difference for the spot.
link