Why did all of my forum posts suddenly have to be approved

[w3lchia]

Today I was participating in multiple forum games and then suddenly whenever I post a reply, I just get told that my post was submitted to the moderators and they will review it first. Until now, none of my posts are approved yet (which is quite reasonable). Is it because of my forum signature? I read from an older post that posts that have images needed to be approved first and that they have to check for my first post to verify that I am not a spambot, which is probably outdated, but please tell me it's still ongoing!

Right now my only guesses are my quick replying speeds and my forum signature. If nayone knows why, please let me know! It's pretty frustrating to me tbh. I'll try to lessen my time interval between every reply i make if that's the problem.

(i'm sorry if i sound stupid, i'm a relatively new member here and it's only my second day in this platform, please bear with me)

[angeleyes.]

Are you COPPA?

[ellebee]

When users first join, your first post has to be approved by a moderator. This isn't because of anything you did! It's simply to prevent spam accounts or spammy messages. Usually, your profile will go from saying "Newly Registered Users" to "Registered User". The forums you read are completely accurate, that's an ongoing formality all users go through.

Hope this clears some things up!