What happens when I post to a moderated discussion forum?

On posting a message to a moderated discussion forum, the message is archived in an unmoderated state until approved by a moderator. However, the messages posted by trusted users do not require the moderator's approval.

The moderators of the discussion receive an email notification that you have posted a message. The email notification contains the URL path to moderate the post.
A moderator can either approve or reject your message.
If the moderator accepts the message, the message status changes to "Accepted" and the message is posted to all the users monitoring the forum.
If the moderator accepts the message and trusts the sender, the message status changes to "Approved and Trusted" and 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.

As the moderator of the post, you will be able to view the topic title in the All Topics tab, and the post title in the Posts Awaiting Approval tab on the Topic Summary page.

Note: In the All Topics tab, an hourglass icon indicates which topics contain posts that await approval.