Hi mike (and others),
The ad on the right is actually live and functional, and is updated every 15 minutes. It shows the average wait time for all of our files at that moment in time. Presently for me I see it's displaying "Under 6 Hours". I wonder if you may have to click the "Refresh" button on your browser, as perhaps your browser is caching an older (and faster) version?
One thing I will mention that sometimes confuses people - is that when you upload a new model release, it must first go through it's own approval process with our legal team. Once the release is approved, then the related images will be released for inspection. So as a result, those first images with a new release may take a little longer to be approved, especially if you upload on a weekend. This is only for new releases. Video files also go through a different process and can take a bit longer.
But nevertheless, the ad on the right shows the average of all of those files. So some will be quicker and some will be slower, but it should give you a pretty good indication. And just for fun, so far this year the total average approval time for all files has been just under 2 hours.
Hope that helps,
Duncan