Ugh... sorry that happened to you ModeIT! Glad you were able to get past it.
We've got a fix for it coming in next Monday's release. Per my understanding, logging out and back in wasn't a guaranteed workaround and the root issue was with how the system was counting the topics being followed.
So this year I decided it was really about time I applied for the
@vExpert subprograms, and guess what! I'm in! So Thanks to our Programme Manager @vCommunityGuy and Sub Programme Business Units!