To Zeroth:
I'm investigating the issue; did the new posts in forum icon show up (did the ZS logo change from grayed out to gold) or was there no notification whatsoever?
To yoyolll:
It says so in the form + I only ask for the time you took the survey because I would be able to see some survey came in at that time. The database won't tell me which survey is identified with that time, I simply would know you took the survey. The only way I would know for certain it was you who sent in a specific set of responses is if you supplied your username.
Edit:
Found the issue. Because only staff actually have the ability to post in the announcements area, the new posts engine will only display new posts for them. In other words, if you do not have permission to post in a certain area Vbulletin won't bother displaying the content to you as a new post when you do a new post search. This same logic works with things posted in he Sacred Realm, Staff area, and other restricted areas. This is apparently a feature built into the software by default. If I made a bug report to Jelsoft they would list it as "working as designed", but if it's really worth it to you guys I can throw it up to see what will happen. Thoughts?