I am curious about why my last post was not approved

shaney777

I am curious about why my last post was not approved. Maybe my signature? Thanks.

1Mike1

The rules are near the top of the page. Maybe your post was too large?

ZoidMeister

A lot of posts disappear into an "approval" black hole" if you edit them after
posting for misspellings or anything else.

"Approval" never comes . . .

The little PREVIEW button near the Post Comment button is your friend . . . .

It's a "feature" not a "bug" . . . . .

Z

MFeld

I’ve had that happen on numerous occasions. It’s a forum bug and it has nothing to do with the content of the post. It seems to occur most often when my post includes a quote from another poster, to whom I’m replying.

Azurescens

I've never experienced this at all and I edit posts a lot.

ricko

Oh no... the post black hole of no return.... Just make a new post ... Cheers, RickO

yspsales

Only seen it when one attacks members or PCGS, NGC, CAC. Bring up politics or vax?

Do it enough an in comes the Ban Hammer

Jimnight

Never had that happen to me.

MasonG

I've had that happen if I try to post an image with no comment.

MFeld

@yspsales said:
Only seen it when one attacks members or PCGS, NGC, CAC. Bring up politics or vax?

Do it enough an in comes the Ban Hammer

When it's happened to me - and it's been more than a few times - clearly, it's had nothing to do with the content of my posts.

1northcoin

@MFeld said:
I’ve had that happen on numerous occasions. It’s a forum bug and it has nothing to do with the content of the post. It seems to occur most often when my post includes a quote from another poster, to whom I’m replying.

This. And if I edit this post now that it has a quote it will likely go poof.

1northcoin

As a suggestion, if you have gone to the trouble to make a lengthy responsive post and think for whatever reason it might not be approved, then copy and save it before you hit the post button. If it disappears you can go back and repost it with whatever corrections you need or if there is a quote involved then requote the post and add the response anew without having to recompose it.

Hydrant

Who knows? Welcome to the club.

mr1931S

Never happened to me. Even my most controversial posts have been printed.
Question for OP: What is a Tonner?

TurtleCat

It happens a lot if you post a link to certain websites. Perhaps sites that asked not to be linked here? Sometimes you never know. I had an honest question about references to CAC that was removed, probably because there was another CAC thread that got ugly. I don’t see how mine would have gotten ugly but they removed it all the same. I just don’t let it bother me.

WAYNEAS

@shaney777 said:
I am curious about why my last post was not approved. Maybe my signature? Thanks.

First welcome aboard. Second as stated above, start a new post but pay attention to what people have listed here as a concern as to why your original post was not approved.
Wayne

Catbert

@TurtleCat said:
It happens a lot if you post a link to certain websites. Perhaps sites that asked not to be linked here? Sometimes you never know. I had an honest question about references to CAC that was removed, probably because there was another CAC thread that got ugly. I don’t see how mine would have gotten ugly but they removed it all the same. I just don’t let it bother me.

Removed versus a software bug of needing approval are not the same, friend.

TurtleCat

@Catbert said:

@TurtleCat said:
It happens a lot if you post a link to certain websites. Perhaps sites that asked not to be linked here? Sometimes you never know. I had an honest question about references to CAC that was removed, probably because there was another CAC thread that got ugly. I don’t see how mine would have gotten ugly but they removed it all the same. I just don’t let it bother me.

Removed versus a software bug of needing approval are not the same, friend.

Right. I’ve had things removed for approval with a link and I’ve had things removed entirely. Same net result.

braddick

I thought having five stars got you something.

MFeld

@TurtleCat said:

@Catbert said:

@TurtleCat said:
It happens a lot if you post a link to certain websites. Perhaps sites that asked not to be linked here? Sometimes you never know. I had an honest question about references to CAC that was removed, probably because there was another CAC thread that got ugly. I don’t see how mine would have gotten ugly but they removed it all the same. I just don’t let it bother me.

Removed versus a software bug of needing approval are not the same, friend.

Right. I’ve had things removed for approval with a link and I’ve had things removed entirely. Same net result.

He, I and others weren’t talking about having anything “removed”. We were discussing a bug, which seems to occur when editing a post (which has already been posted). On the occasions when it happened to me, it had nothing to do with a link or a subject that was even the least bit controversial. It was a bug, not a censor of any kind.

BryceM

Interesting. I've make almost 10k posts and I've never seen it. I edit stuff I write ALL THE TIME too.

bearcave

MFeld

@BryceM said:
Interesting. I've make almost 10k posts and I've never seen it. I edit stuff I write ALL THE TIME too.

Maybe it only happens to some of us who edit less frequently than ALL THE TIME?😄

BryceM

@MFeld, I don't usually SHOUT, but I do edit my posts about 80% of the time after writing them. I learned how to write and speak in Idaho public schools, and from time to time little tidbits of grammatical catastrophes creep in.

PurpleEcho

Raised on the banks of the Pend Orielle River... laughing with you BryceM... not at you

MFeld

@BryceM said:
@MFeld, I don't usually SHOUT, but I do edit my posts about 80% of the time after writing them. I learned how to write and speak in Idaho public schools, and from time to time little tidbits of grammatical catastrophes creep in.

Bryce, whatever your method, your posts tend to be excellent.

BryceM

Ah, shucks.......

jom

@MFeld said:

it's had nothing to do with the content of my posts.

Yeah, it does. It's clear that the forum software just doesn't like you.

jom

shaney777

@mr1874 said:
Never happened to me. Even my most controversial posts have been printed.
Question for OP: What is a Tonner?

Misspelled toner lol
Not my doing!

shaney777

Thank you all for the good help! I'll try posting it again. It does have a good few links, so maybe that's the issue. They're my cited sources for the information I am trying to present.

shaney777

Hmm. It still says it needs approval. Might never work... Oh well, it's available on other forums to read!

TurtleCat

@MFeld said:

@TurtleCat said:

@Catbert said:

@TurtleCat said:
It happens a lot if you post a link to certain websites. Perhaps sites that asked not to be linked here? Sometimes you never know. I had an honest question about references to CAC that was removed, probably because there was another CAC thread that got ugly. I don’t see how mine would have gotten ugly but they removed it all the same. I just don’t let it bother me.

Removed versus a software bug of needing approval are not the same, friend.

Right. I’ve had things removed for approval with a link and I’ve had things removed entirely. Same net result.

He, I and others weren’t talking about having anything “removed”. We were discussing a bug, which seems to occur when editing a post (which has already been posted). On the occasions when it happened to me, it had nothing to do with a link or a subject that was even the least bit controversial. It was a bug, not a censor of any kind.

My original comments, though, were what the OP stated. Links that were not approved.

nwcoast

It may be some sort of inadvertent subversive electronic interference radiating from microchips that have been inplanted into some well intentioned members- thinking they were doing what’s in the best interest of all. Who knows!?
On top of that, I might even speculate that there could be some electrical interference between all the birds out there- that aren’t really birds, but complex instruments of mass surveillance! They sit on the power lines to recharge and when too many gather this time of year, and they are too close together, sometimes things get weird. ;-)

But then again, it might just be some minor and harmless misunderstanding or confusion of words with no harm or ill intent intended.

BStrauss3

@BryceM said:
@MFeld, I don't usually SHOUT, but I do edit my posts about 80% of the time after writing them. I learned how to write and speak in Idaho public schools, and from time to time little tidbits of grammatical catastrophes creep in.

I have a friend from there who says "I could have made something of my life if Idaho had an education system"

yspsales

@BStrauss3 said:

@BryceM said:
@MFeld, I don't usually SHOUT, but I do edit my posts about 80% of the time after writing them. I learned how to write and speak in Idaho public schools, and from time to time little tidbits of grammatical catastrophes creep in.

I have a friend from there who says "I could have made something of my life if Idaho had an education system"

Whenever I over pay for a coin, I blame math on the South Carolina education system.

shaney777

@nwcoast said:
It may be some sort of inadvertent subversive electronic interference radiating from microchips that have been inplanted into some well intentioned members- thinking they were doing what’s in the best interest of all. Who knows!?
On top of that, I might even speculate that there could be some electrical interference between all the birds out there- that aren’t really birds, but complex instruments of mass surveillance! They sit on the power lines to recharge and when too many gather this time of year, and they are too close together, sometimes things get weird. ;-)

But then again, it might just be some minor and harmless misunderstanding or confusion of words with no harm or ill intent intended.

xD

yspsales

Haha... it happened to me today.

Was trying to quote that included a pic