How does one get posts approved on this forum?

[AndySheffield]

Hi all.  I bought a Spider V 20 fairly recently and was looking forward to being active in this forum, both learning and contributing.  I've replied to a couple of posts that I thought I could help with but both are still showing in red as needing moderation.  One has been there for about a month. What am I missing/doing wrong? There is certainly nothing offensive in what I've written - I've just offered solutions that I have found to the questions posed.  If I can't get this posted and some answers found I think its giving up time :(

[silverhead]

First time posters need moderator approval. I guess none of them (including me) were alerted to your earlier posts because they were in an existing topic. Now that you’ve started a new topic I was alerted to it. Apologies.

[AndySheffield]

Great thank you :)  Could you release my comments  here  and here please .

 

 

[silverhead]

Done. Thanks for pointing this out. I’ll check into my settings to see if I need to adjust something to get alerted about new users posting in existing threads rather than creating a new one.

[Maria987]

It sounds like your posts are stuck in an automated filter rather than being manually rejected. Many forums use strict spam protection that flags new accounts if they include links, images, or certain keywords. Because you are a new member, the system might be overly cautious, and unfortunately, if the moderators are inactive, Bazoocam, your helpful advice stays hidden. This is frustrating when you simply want to contribute to the community. You aren't doing anything wrong; the platform's settings are likely the issue. To fix this, try posting a very short reply without any links or formatting to see if it goes through instantly. If it still fails, the forum might be unmanaged. In that case, you might find more active discussions on Reddit or dedicated gear groups where your expertise will be appreciated.