Just created account; can't make reports, but can reply

Hi, I’ve just done a big road trip and noticed I have 100+ successful replies to reports, but none of my reports seem to have gone through. Any event, I don’t have the “make 1 report” badge.

This person seems to have had the same problem but their post was deleted without resolution. https://www.reddit.com/r/waze/comments/u8ziz3/my_reports_arent_going_through_but_my_replies_are/

I heard from this page that I need to get in contact with a local champ. https://support.google.com/waze/troubleshooter/6270803?hl=en&ref_topic=6263211#ts=6270840%2C6271025

Can someone please help me?

FIXED: I had to set a username in the Waze app.

When you make a report without a username, the app doesn’t tell you that your reports will not be posted, it just dings.