It's not the initial time the points take to post, it's when one segment on a trip isn't posted (for reasons that are not really clear) and then they have to do a "validation" that can take six weeks!

It makes no sense whatsover. Points that post automatically are assumed to be OK, but if for some reason the system doesn't post a segment, even though it is on the same itinerary, then it becomes suspect and has to go through a procedure that doesn't work .... Oh my!