But I didn't get an error? (I assume your reply is directed at me?)
Only thing I did was add those lines, then I logged in as a test user, noted my post-count. Deleted a few posts, updated the post counts via admin panel and checked again.
The test users post count had been reduced. No error messages or problems otherwise.
As for another host... aside from the space issues I am very happy with what I am getting for the price I am paying.

I shouldn't have to change hosts to acommodate a missing feature.
-snake