I'm a new user who joined to website a month or so ago. I'm keen to interact with the knowledgeable community here, but it's proved to be a challenging experience. I suspect that many new users come here, try to get involved, and then move on elsewhere. A sad outcome for what has obviously been a great site with many active people in the past.
Most challenging is the amount of time it takes to get messages approved. I posted one, waited, posted a second, waited. Nothing. Then moved onto another forum. Two weeks later the messages were approved, by which point they'd already been discussed elsewhere.
I figured I'd give SP another shot - but again it's been a challenging experience. Attempted to post another message, figuring perhaps my posts would be automatically be approved having been vetted (and clearly not a spam poster) previously. Unforunately no, it's sitting in approval limbo. Plus lots of glitches: links take you endlessly to your profile, photos upload sideways, links broken etc.
I do feel bad coming here as a new user and complaining about the site, but I'm sure this is a familiar experience for many who attempt to join the community here, and just wind up heading off elsewhere.
(Posted April 5)
