What happens when I post to a moderated discussion forum?

On posting a message to a moderated discussion forum, the message is archived as moderation-pending, until approved by a moderator. However, the messages posted by trusted users do not require the moderator's approval.

• When a post is sent to the moderated discussion forum, the moderators receive an email notification that a message is awaiting moderation. If the mailing list is enabled for the moderated discussion forum, moderation can be done using the various email options mentioned in the notification email.
  Tip: If the mailing list isn't enabled for a moderated discussion forum, moderation can be done only through the web UI. In that case, the email contains the URL path to moderate the post.
• A moderator can approve messages, approve messages and trust the senders or reject the messages posted to the moderated discussion forum.
• If the moderator accepts the message, the message is posted to all the users monitoring the forum.
• If the moderator accepts the message and trusts the sender, the message is posted to all the users monitoring the forum. The sender is added to the trusted users list.
• If the moderator rejects the message, he/she can include his/her comments or reasons in the moderation rejection email, and the message is removed from the archive.

As the sender of the post, you will be able to view the topic title in the All Topics tab, on the Topic Summary page. You must have the post permission on the moderated forum.