Unapproved comments disappearing after browser refresh

Is it normal that when I write a comment in the moderated section, it first shows up without the text and with a yellow background because it hasn’t been approved yet, but after a refresh is completely gone? I refreshed it just a second later, there is no way it got deleted that fast.

If this is normal, it would be nice if it was mentioned in the sticky, because right now I have no idea if it’s just my browser messing up and I’m probably not the first one.

Once it gets read, 1 of 3 (maybe more) things will happen. 1. It will show up answered in the area it was posted. 2. It may be moved to the unmoderated section. 3. It gets deleted all together. Either way, it will need to be read by BBM staff before you see it again and sometimes that can take a day or more.

That’s not what I meant. I’m talking about a comment in an existing topic that I started. Shouldn’t that yellow placeholder stay there until it gets approved/deleted? Right now there is no indication that I commented anything.

Nope, just immediately after you post it

Thanks. I hope the mods will forgive me for trying twice…

I wish they would let you edit something before it is approved. As I have made a post or two and then realized a mistake. Oh well, I’ll have to take more time crafting the question in the future.

Now my comment showed up after another refresh, while still unapproved. This time the text of it is visible while the background is still yellow. Maybe somebody saw this thread and fixed the issue?

It doesn’t allow me to edit it but I was able to delete the duplicate.