I hope I dont post the same topic twice but where are my posts?  It takes at least 4 hours for a post of mine to show up on here.  Is that normal?  Is it because I am new?  I try to participate in discussions but this makes it kind of difficult!  I posted a thread asking this around 230 today.  It is now almost 6 and I dont see it so I am reposting.  Is it supposed to be like this?

This means the mod for this board must read and approve your post before it goes up.  Once you've posted here long enough to establish a rep as a responsible poster, you can ask the mod to unmoderate you.  Then your posts will go up immediately.  Be patient.  Hint: patience is one of the virtues of people who get unmoderated.

to unmoderate you. If yout posts meet TER standards and you have participated, you will likely be unmoderated. You will stay moderated if you don't ask to be unmoderated.

you can follow the rules...  for ads & such, you just plan the lead time.  It is very frustrating, replying to topics as the conversation will have moved on before your post displays.  We all went through it.  After a month or so & a few posts, request the Mod for the board you post on most to be unmoderated.  They want you to be unmoderated...  extra work for them.  If you break the rules, expect to be moderated again.
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when i try to pm, it says that I not alllowed since I am not a VIP.  Sooo frusturating.  I also cannot Pm other providers although I heard I should be able to.  Thanks anyway