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)
You may contact the Moderators by using the Private Message system or by using the "Alert a moderator to this post" function, by clicking on the image (red edged white triangle with exclamation point at the centre) that appears at the left of every post.
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Moderator must approve post / approval queue / my post doesn't show / is missing
Nov 27, 2020 | 12:58 pm
#121
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 22,911
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.
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.
- volunteers
- have a life outside of FT
- may be in a different time zone to you
A post edited by a newbie may go back to the moderation queue for another check .
Be patient
Nov 29, 2020 | 6:30 pm
#122
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 25,432
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.
Chances are that the forum in which you posted has specific moderators assigned to it; and they are listed at the bottom of the forum home. Please contact them with your request; and they should be more than happy to accommodate.
As a moderator of the Hilton | Hilton Honors forum, I cannot assist you if you posted in the Qatar Airways | Privilege Club forum or a different forum...
Nov 29, 2020 | 11:43 pm
#123
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Programs: QR Privilege Club
Posts: 7
Could you please specifically identify in which forum you posted, Gabbr? I assume from your posting history that the forum in which you posted is the Qatar Airways | Privilege Club forum.
Chances are that the forum in which you posted has specific moderators assigned to it; and they are listed at the bottom of the forum home. Please contact them with your request; and they should be more than happy to accommodate.
As a moderator of the Hilton | Hilton Honors forum, I cannot assist you if you posted in the Qatar Airways | Privilege Club forum or a different forum...
Chances are that the forum in which you posted has specific moderators assigned to it; and they are listed at the bottom of the forum home. Please contact them with your request; and they should be more than happy to accommodate.
As a moderator of the Hilton | Hilton Honors forum, I cannot assist you if you posted in the Qatar Airways | Privilege Club forum or a different forum...
Yes, I tried to post under QR Forum and also tried messaging their official contact here to no avail.
Thanks for your input, anyway.
Aug 28, 2021 | 9:48 am
#124
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 13
I tried to post in the qatar Airlines forum, and every single post that was queued for moderation never got approved.
None of the posts had any links/images or other offensive material, and I do not know how to check status of posts, or why they never got approved
So frustrating. Probably this forum is not for me.
None of the posts had any links/images or other offensive material, and I do not know how to check status of posts, or why they never got approved
So frustrating. Probably this forum is not for me.
Aug 30, 2021 | 8:18 am
#126
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
Please understand all of our mods are volunteers and do have differing schedules. New users also have their posts automatically go to the mod queue, but this stops after a certain number of posts.
Aug 30, 2021 | 9:28 am
#127
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 13
BUT if they cannot approve posts in WEEKS ( not days or hours) then maybe they should not signup as volunteers?
Last edited by rockyHouse; Aug 30, 2021 at 9:57 am
Aug 30, 2021 | 1:38 pm
#128
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
What you experienced was atypical. Normally posts are approved within hours. It's also possible it was simply a technical fluke in the system.
Feb 1, 2024 | 12:41 am
#130
Join Date: Jan 2024
Location: London
Posts: 11
Disappeared post
Hello, I'm new here and posted a trip report last night. It was approved and then disappeared, but I can still see the title listed on the subforum - there's just no post when you click the link, which is odd as I can see the view count. Please could I check if this is normal?
Feb 1, 2024 | 12:59 am
#131
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 22,911
Hello, I'm new here and posted a trip report last night. It was approved and then disappeared, but I can still see the title listed on the subforum - there's just no post when you click the link, which is odd as I can see the view count. Please could I check if this is normal?
Any attachments?
Feb 1, 2024 | 1:07 am
#132
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 30,421
Hello, I'm new here and posted a trip report last night. It was approved and then disappeared, but I can still see the title listed on the subforum - there's just no post when you click the link, which is odd as I can see the view count. Please could I check if this is normal?
NewbieRunner, Senior Moderator
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Feb 1, 2024 | 1:15 am
#133
Join Date: Jan 2024
Location: London
Posts: 11
I can explain what happened. Posts from new members sometimes go into a queue to be approved by a moderator to prevent spam posts. Your post went into a queue and my fellow moderator approved it. When you edited the post it went into a queue again. I have just approved it again so it should be visible.
NewbieRunner, Senior Moderator
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NewbieRunner, Senior Moderator
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