Your first post will undergo moderation, therefore you will not see it appear on the page immediately after you post it.
New member's posts automatically go into a queue, where they await moderation. That is, they await approval by a moderator. They are reviewed for proper format and content before they are approved to appear on the board. No one is singled out individually. Rather, this occurs WITH ALL NEW MEMBERS.
Do not post the same comment a second time right after posting it the first time, because you do not see it appear.
Rest assured, a moderator will eventually review it and decide if it merits inclusion on our board. If you don't see it appearing within a day or so, you can assume it did not pass the standards and won't be published.
Here are some reasons why the post might not be approved:
• It contained a question
• It contained rude language
• It was off-topic and did not contribute to the conversation
• It was argumentative
• It questioned the Utopia Guide policies and/or procedures
• It was a shilling comment whose only purpose was to promote a provider, therefore it was considered improper advertising
• It violated one of the UG rules
Please note that this is just an example of the reasons for a post to be deleted and is not all of them. A post can be deleted at any time for any reason at the sole discretion of the moderators.