# Why does it take two weeks to moderate my profile? Participants signing up for an OpenReview profile will notice a [warning if they sign up](/getting-started/creating-an-openreview-profile/signing-up-for-openreview.md) with a email domain that is public (ex, gmail.com, 163.com, qq.com, etc.) or if the domain is not included in our institution list. The warning states that signing up with a public domain may spend up to 2 weeks in moderation. This warning has understandably triggered a large number of emails sent to the support address requesting an early activation. We see these emails, we may not answer each depending on the load, but we review moderation daily. The warning was added by the staff in response to an increase in the number of fake/spam profiles being submitted with public domains, delaying moderation. We encourage users to signup with their institutional (industry/government/university/research org) email domains to bypass moderation. "Institutional" in this case is defined as an established organization or corporation. If your domain is not recognized, please submit to moderation, we routinely add new domains to the list. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openreview.net/getting-started/frequently-asked-questions/why-does-it-take-two-weeks-to-moderate-my-profile.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.