I do understand the moderation issue as it does make sense to avoid all the 'bad' issues.
The disappointing thing is that there is no status as to where in the queue it is. I just signed up early yesterday and was hoping to find some guidance to my issue.
I have made three posts. The first was the issue I have, the second was a retyping of the same issue as I thought the first was lost. The third was a question on the moderation timeframe. I may actually run the risk of being flagged because my first two posts were so similar.
If moderation is to be used there needs to be some kind of status that can be seen to allow us the new/moderated users to see that things are actually in process. so that no duplication is done by mistake.
I would also suggest a moderation POLICY be easily found and accessible to users so that basic questions about the entire process can be answered.
Many forums have sticky notes that all users should look for and read this would be a good place to place the moderation process and policy.