OK, now it gets sticky. I have had several posts recently deleted that do not show up on my count or in my profile. What's up with that? I'm trying to get to 60 by making relevant comments to the forum and to the equipment issues. Now my posts disappear.

At least the avatar function works. I made a specific recommendation that then showed up on the profile page the next day - whether it was due to my suggestion or not. Now that post, and some others are nowhere to be found.

This is not a way to run a fair "contest" - change the rules and requirements as it runs its course. Hope this post survives.