Hey there! First of all, welcome to the forum!
You might want to take a look at the “getting starting” guide for some additional information about how we use “trust levels”.
The good news is that your friendly neighbourhood moderators check this fairly often, so there shouldn’t be much delay in your message approval. Also, though it’s true that if we can continue this conversation here for long enough the issue will resolve itself-- can I suggest finding another topic to post in? The introductions thread is a great place to start.