Sounds like you are using client-side source control in a shared development environment ... this is just a formula for frustration.  Either use private dev instances with client-side source control, or use server-side source control with a shared dev instance.  This was the theme of a presentation we did at G.S. a couple of times.  See https://community.intersystems.com/post/new-video-shared-development-21s...
NOTE - This was given a 2nd time where we used VSCode and not Atelier but I can't find that posting for some reason.   However the principles are identical whether you're using Atelier or VSCode ... they use the same APIs to manage source with the server.  

Community Edition users can still reach out to the WRC.  If they explain the issue, then the WRC will look into the matter.  This is an application that I own and I have already asked my team to start looking at what is going on with this users' account, but contacting the WRC is always advisable to issues can be investigated that are blocking people from getting our software.  

It looks like Production.cls is a production class which is loaded into and compiled within the IRIS data platform.  You would need a connection in order to load and compile the code.  I am not sure what you mean by compiling the code (which required IRIS) without a connection to IRIS?  Can you please explain more about what you are trying to accomplish?   

This was more to figure out the proper way to do this in order for tracking for the badge, etc on the G.M. platform.  It makes sense that it needs to originate in a challenge (and than you to Olga for pointing that out).

I don't think that just having a form on the D.C. to invite a friend necessarily makes sense, as anyone can just shoot a friend an email with the link.  If others would like to see this as a new feature I won't object though.

"Invite your colleague to Developer Community" - is there a formal way to do this via the D.C. interface?  I looked around and couldn't seem to find an 'invite a friend' option or anything like that.  I have some colleagues whom I think would benefit from getting involved in the D.C. (CC: @Anastasia Dyubaylo / @Evgeny Shvarov )