Aug 22, 2014, 1:16 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Moderator must approve post / approval queue / my post doesn't show / is missing
Issue: Posts by new members not appearing until they are approved by a Moderator, or "disappears".
Welcome to FlyerTalk!
As you can well imagine, Flyertalk gets a LOT of spam - our spam protocols put any post by a new member containing an image or a web link into a moderation queue for approval. (This may sound imprecise to the reader, but we prefer not to state how many posts must be made before posts that meet the parameters for approval are not intercepted and sent to a moderation queue).
In fora with moderators, the moderation notification goes to the forum moderators; in fora without assigned moderators, the notification goes to all (four) senior moderators. As moderators are all volunteers, most of who also work and travel, it can take a bit of time - though our intent is to intervene as quickly as possible, in a forum with, say, one moderator, it can take time.
Posts from new members likely to end up in a moderation queue:
. . . • Posts containing a URL / web link
. . . • Posts containing a graphic image or IMG link
. . . • Posts containing certain key words
. . . • Posts quoting a post containing a web or image link
. . . • Posts quoting other posts with links
. . . • An approved post with link that gets edited
Ask a question, make a comment or make a reply without an included web link or image, your post will normally appear immediately. Once you have a few posts on FlyerTalk, you can include a web link or image without the post going to the moderation queue (of course, it's still subject to FT standards and being moderated).
We do apologize for this inconvenience, but we've found this helps identify and suppress hundreds of spam messages every month you never are subjected to because of the filters.
And if you come across a spam, misplaced or inappropriate post, we appreciate your notifying the Moderators by using the "Alert a moderator to this post" function, by clicking on the
button that appears at the left of every post.Issue: My post has gone missing!
Posts may "go missing" for various reasons:
. . . • A post that was approved and cleared out of the moderation queue was edited - which will return it to the queue and "make it disappear"
. . . • Posts violating the Rules
. . . • Posts quoting or replying to post violating the Rules
. . . • Posts were moved to a more appropriate thread or forum (moved threads will leave a trailing link in the old forum)
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Moderator must approve post / approval queue / my post doesn't show / is missing
Jun 21, 2018, 5:30 am
#106
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Jun 21, 2018, 9:28 am
#107
Moderator: American AAdvantage
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All Moderators are volunteers, so the respective forum Moderators May be traveling, etc.
JDiver
Last edited by JDiver; Jun 21, 2018 at 9:40 am
Jun 21, 2018, 12:44 pm
#111
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FYI it is the newness of your account and the small number of posts you have made that causes this. It is an antispam measure, and our volunteer moderator team can only work so fast to get non-spam posts approved.
Jun 22, 2018, 7:58 am
#112
Moderator: American AAdvantage
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Jul 24, 2018, 11:22 am
#114
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I approved your post so that it is visible to the Community. Ocn Vw 1K, Senior Moderator.
Oct 24, 2019, 8:19 am
#116
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I posted something yesterday on the "Will my award waitlist clear? Master thread 2019" for Cathay Pacific..The post hasn't appeared yet. It has been 9 hours or so. I read that the post should appear within a few hours. It didn't contain a link or anything. Is there a way to know if the post is pending approval, approved or not approved?
Oct 24, 2019, 9:47 am
#117
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I posted something yesterday on the "Will my award waitlist clear? Master thread 2019" for Cathay Pacific..The post hasn't appeared yet. It has been 9 hours or so. I read that the post should appear within a few hours. It didn't contain a link or anything. Is there a way to know if the post is pending approval, approved or not approved?
I have reached out to the moderators of that forum and asked where your post stands.
Nov 29, 2019, 1:19 pm
#118
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Hi there,
I posted a thread in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer forum around 11-12 hours ago.
While I understand things are moderated, given I haven't seen it appear (and I know moderators are volunteers), was it actually submitted for moderation, or is it simply in the queue?
Thank you for your time.
9VSKI
I posted a thread in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer forum around 11-12 hours ago.
While I understand things are moderated, given I haven't seen it appear (and I know moderators are volunteers), was it actually submitted for moderation, or is it simply in the queue?
Thank you for your time.
9VSKI
Nov 29, 2019, 3:32 pm
#119
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Carol
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Nov 26, 2020, 9:52 pm
#120
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Dear moderators,
I am a new user and I tried to post to the relevant thread and it says I have to wait for a moderator to approve it.
I know it can take some hours to get it approved but can I get the whole message of my post if not approved so I can make the necessary changes to it?
Time is of the essence for this particular issue so I'd really appreciate if you could approve or get back to me ASAP.
Thanks.
I am a new user and I tried to post to the relevant thread and it says I have to wait for a moderator to approve it.
I know it can take some hours to get it approved but can I get the whole message of my post if not approved so I can make the necessary changes to it?
Time is of the essence for this particular issue so I'd really appreciate if you could approve or get back to me ASAP.
Thanks.