Bypass Message Deletion
If you want to make an announcement in the counting channel without actually counting something, you can set up a bypassable role. Anyone with a bypassable role can bypass message deletion by starting their message with !. Once your message is sent, feel free to edit the message and remove the exclamation mark.
How to set up
You can add a bypassable role with the /bypassroles add command. You can list all your bypassable roles with the /bypassroles list command. You can also remove a bypassable role with the /bypassroles remove command.