If you send your VM on your own profile the other person doesn't get it. o-o Use the "View Conversastion" link to the bottom right of a VM to go to the page you respond to it at. o-o
It would appear you placed your appearance in the IC thread of Pokemon Trainer Academy. The picture link in the appearance is also broken. I might suggest
http://www.imageshack.us for uploading pictures.
Regardless, I'd be willing to help you out if you still want to get in.