The crash was about 35-40 days ago... late December I think, and 9 months of information was lost, which is right in the same timeframe as you say your submission was made.

The loss was total, forum posts, memberships and member data, visitor and private messages, abums and pictures... everything.

That's also why you got "new" please-introduce-yourself messages.

You profile may have been changed... but did you check to see if it had also rolled back?

I suggest you resubmit your story (and perhaps open a query in the "Tech Corner".)