Hi and Welcome.  We do have a Welcome committee that will direct you to your answer to your question. I'm new here too.

You're probably being moderated. Look at the top of the Newbie Board and click on Message Board Policies, FAQ, and read the blurb about the moderators. When you've proven to them that you can post responsibly and follow the rules, they'll unmoderate you. We all had to go through it. All of them, from what I've seen, are really fair about it. Good luck and welcome to the Zoo.

within 24hrs normally

Just get active on the boards & soon enough you will get unmoderated then your posts will post immediately. Good Luck

You are moderated.  I am also.  I have made numerous posts in the past ten months or so on the Newbie Board, the General Discussion Board, the Los Angeles Regional Board and the Erotic Highway. Due to work pressures, other interests or boredom, I have not posted enough to get unmoderated, but that does not really matter that much.

Sometimes my posts are put up so fast, that it is obvious that they were read by the moderator soon after I sent them and they passed.

Some of my posts went to oblivion, most often when I responded to a thread and went off topic.

Read, Read, Read, respond to what interests you, and learn.