The first posts from a new member that have an active link in them require approval of the forum mod. While this likely doesn't sound very welcome (and we do very much welcome you to FlyerTalk), any bulletin board has a significant spam problem these days. This rule cuts down significantly on members having to see the Nike shoe and phone ads that folks try to post. Once you've got a few posts under your belt, you'll be able to post active links without any need for mod approval.