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JDiver
Senior Moderator

Hi,

This morning I posted in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ures-here.html - because it contained a couple of photos it was initially held for moderation. It was approved and appeared fairly quickly because a few other people commented on it.

However I edited it to correct some typos and I suspect it may have gone back into the moderation queue - but nearly 12 hours later it's still not re-appeared.

Please could someone check?

Thanks.

PS. Updated - post is now back. Many thanks

Why was my post deleted?
 

Why was my post deleted?:confused:
Did I violate a rule?

I thought I worded it well, and everything was truthful and posted in the correct section.

It was posted for a few minutes before it was removed.

The question was about United Airlines compensation and I posted it in:
FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > United Airlines | MileagePlus

I was asking what to expect as an offer from the Airline due to a very delayed flight so I could understand if what they offer me is in-line with the norm.

I could read others that posted information about getting compensated for their flight delays, so why was mine removed?

I've never had to deal with a 29 hr delay and an in-flight turnaround, so I have no idea if I should accept whatever it is they offer.

Should I just accept whatever it is and shut up?:confused:

It may be under review since you're new. Moderators often review new poster's first few posts to avoid spammers and people just looking to have people plan trips for them (not saying this is you)

You might want to contact a UA moderator
 

I see that your post was moved to the thread in UA "consolidated compensation etc" but when I click on the last page tour post is not there, even though the forum title shows it was there as of 11:21 AM , so it may be a glitch.

I have already alerted the UA forum moderators.

P.S. The post is visible now.

Welcome to Flyertalk Steve Myers ^

As noted above, new member's first few posts are reviewed "prior to going live" and that's what happened with your post however, you then edited your post which in turn caused it to go under review again. I have approved the post so it is now visible. Sorry for the confusion and again, welcome to Flyertalk

goalie
UA Forum Co-Moderator

Welcome to Flyertalk Steve Myers.

It sounds like your post has been resolved thanks to the efforts of fellow moderators ^

As this is about the technical side of posting, we'll relocate this query.

~beckoa, co-moderator Information Desk

Welcome to FlyerTalk, Steve.

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JDiver
Senior Moderator

How many of my topics will have to be moderated before they are shown straight away?

I only come on here when I need specific help, and my first topic was moderated a few months ago, tried to post another now and same again.

It's not how many topics, it's how new you are.

It's an inconvenience, and we apologize, but you'd be amazed how much spam that requirement blocks.

It's more likely to be moderated if you have a link or an embedded photo, etc. in the post.

You'll soon be over where the spam blocking protocol will be a problem for you.

Is there some sort of new protocol for sending posts to moderators before being posted, for established members (7+ year member with 3,000+ posts)? No web links or anything odd embedded...just happened today and took me by surprise.

Was this a reply to a post or a new thread? Which forum was this in? Did your post include non-Roman alphabet characters?

We have had one or two reports of this occurring recently.

It was this post, which in the quoted text from a prior poster, does contain non-Roman characters:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28030880-post47.html

Thanks!

Thanks for posting. Hangul will do that, as we've some very active spamming using Hangul.