Message count isn't changing?

I'm so confused. I have 63 posts but it says I am only on 13? Even when posting it has stayed at 13.
Would a forum name change affect it at all? And what actually counts as a 'message'?

Sorry for being such a noob haha.

 

Maybe a staff member deleted your messages. I never heard about this before.

 

Well the Off-Topic section doesn't increase your post count, neither does the Forums Game section, the rest of the sections count as a message.

 

mm, maybe. I have just never done anything bad on the forums that would have my posts deleted

 

Ah, that would definitely be the reason. Mainly only posted in off topic. Thank you for clearing it up and sorry for being so nooby, haha.

 

The staff didn't delete your messages, it's because you've replied to Off-Topic related sections more than "post counting" sections.

 

Locking as resolved - question answered.

Profile posts aren't messages, too; they won't increase your post count. I'm just mentioning that as there have been users who've gotten confused about that as well.