2? 3 maybe?

The argument of not participating simply because of being moderated really doesn't hold the water it once did. Sure, there was a time when it would take posts up to 24 hours to show up. Then....being moderated did make a difference. That was a long time ago and simply isn't the case now.
There's lots of moderated people who take place in the many discussions we've had over the last few days. They don't seem to not want to participate simply because they are moderated.

Since we're having a public discussion about this.....I'll repeat the same thing I've said to you, and others, in private.
Being unmoderated means that a person has shown that they:
1. Know the rules
2. Follow the rules
3. Check their posts for accuracy
4. Post their ads on the right board and make sure all the info is there
5. Don't cause the mod headaches by making repeated posting mistakes, then asking to be unmoderated.
6. See #5
7. No, really....see #5

Please believe me.....I'd be THRILLED if there wasn't a need for me other than to post "provider Friday" posts. If everyone knew the rules....everyone could post a proper ad that meets the guidelines....and everyone could get along..........there'd be no need for me other than to post my witty freaking banter (in my deluded mind) and have fun.
But that's not the case.....so I'm here. I'm here a lot during my normal work day. During my weekends, nights and holidays. Computer, laptop, and tiny frustrating phone.......I'm here.
I do it because I think that what people have to say is important to them.....because ads are a gal's livelihood and shouldn't sit for days waiting to be approved.....and because the board should be a fun place where everyone can take part.

I don't like moderating people any more than they like it.....and trust me.....you have no way of seeing behind the curtain like I do.......but I moderate less than any other mod on this site. Guaranteed.

Now....as an exception to what I just said.....anything posted in the next hour is going to have to wait.
I've had an especially shitty evening........and because mods are people too (ridiculous, right?) I'm going to go work out instead of getting blind-ass pissed off drunk. (Trust me.....you wouldn't like the second option.....LMAO!)

Just sayin'
DD

Cinnamon my GFE, I know how much funny impute you can have on this board and just how much you can make us all laugh.  I say go for it.  Just don't insult anybody and you should be fine (me excluded of course), go ahead and insult me away, i deserve it!  I'm just an ass!  ;0)
Love you
Can't wait to see you for the big party!

I've been on this board a few years-and I'm still moderated lol

I believe you will stay moderated till you ask to be unmodrated.  DD?

I remember the bad old days when this meant that posting anything under moderation took hours or days to be approved, and moderators would tell you point blank that requesting to be unleashed guaranteed you would be indefinitely.  Lurking was only real option back then...

What finally got me unleashed was responding to an attack post on the NY board where a visiting provider was attacked in an especially ugly way by (you guessed it) an alias.  That board had recently appointed a new moderator after the corrupt old one was banned, and my post not only was approved immediately, there were enough responses to drive the alias off.  To this day, I don't why I had been unmoderated, and I didn't know the lady in question.  Since then, I not only met her at the NY M&G that had prompted her post and my response, but at a few since then, some of which required Venetian masks..

DD seems like a reasonable guy...why not just ask him nicely to unmoderate you?