Hmm, okay that is odd, because I also only see a couple of Day 1 posts, and then Day 8, plus this thread. There's no lag - and... I have no idea what to tell you!
You certainly do have to be logged in to be able to post, and although you can work on the SEP without being logged in, I would think there are error messages when you tried to link to the forum and post something. Keep an eye on it?
I'm sorry you lost your content - that's a drag.
~Jan