Uh...where'd my Q go?

Question

I just asked my first (and second) question *ever* in Y!A. One was here (or supposed to be here) in the adoption forum. And for those of you who are planning to tell me that this Q doesn't belong here...I put it here intentionally. I'm hoping to get answers from some who post here a lot because I'll have a head start on who (in my opinion) gives me the best answer / explanation.

My first Q, intended for this forum, is not -- as far as I can tell -- anywhere. My 5 points are gone. The screen 'told' me it was posted. It's there in my profile as an "open question" (as of just a few seconds ago). But if I look in the adoption list, it's not here. When I 'look' at the Q from inside my profile it looks like it's in Home>Pregnancy & Parenting>Adoption. What gives? Is there a period of waiting before the Q actually shows up? Is it available to people other than me in the list? Am I crazy? (That was rhetorical.) :-)

Thanks in advance for any helpful answers. (Not so much for the non-helpful ones.) I will award a best answer myself. Cheers!

Answer 1

You're not crazy, don't worry. It takes ages for some questions to show up. It took 24 hours for one of my questions to show up and I was worried that I had just lost points for no reason.

Answer 2

Dear Botz,

If it was reported and therefore removed, you will be sent a violation email.  Don't take it personally.  We have all had questions reported.  You now are a full fledged member of y!a adoption, congrats:)

There is a lag time.  If it still doesn't show up, ask again.  

Answer 3

Sometimes, I think the software hiccups.  

Try reposting it?  If it comes up twice, you can always delete one.

Answer 4

There seems to be a tremendous lag time between the time you post the question and the time it actually shows up.  Hope it shows...I'd like to see it!

Answer 5

they don't always immidiately get posted.  i imagine it has to do w/ how fast the server is.  anyway, i know i've waited for several minutes to see some of my Qs.  keep checking.

Answer 6

This has happened to me too!  I ask a question in several sections and it never posts, but yet it still shows that it is posted in my Questions, plus lose the 5 points.

One time, my question showed up days later with a response and I never saw it posted?

I think it is just a messed up system.  Sometimes it does take some time for back-up, but if it has been several minutes, I think it just gets lost somewhere.

Try again with the same questions...It is nothing personal.

Answer 7

How quick your question appears depends on how busy the server is. It can take from minuets to hours to appear. But your time dose not start until it appears.