Suggestion and Policy
An explanation of board moderation of new members should...
...be posted in the Message Board Policies. There are often posts by newbies complaining about their posts not showing up. Usually someone will explain it but having it stated and explained just makes sense. Even though many are now familiar with message boards every board has it's idiosyncrasies.
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