Thanks, Max, for explaining this. I did create the thread under my own name, not as a guest, but it does seem it was the hyperlink that caused the problem. I reposted the thread without the hyperlink, and it went through ok.

Joe, the hyperlink was to a website for the Norwegian trad group Bukkene Bruse that I was asking about in my thread, but it wasn't crucial to the point of the thread. Thanks anyway.

I'm all for reducing spam here, so I'm fine with the new guidelines.

Zhenya