Notification Settings don't stick

I'm running Yosemite (10.10)
I have 3 Macs and this happens on all 3.  (mid 2011 Macbook Air 13", Late 2013 iMac 27", 2013 Macbook Air Retina 15")
I go into Notification settings and then click on Messages.  I change the Messages alert style from Banners to Alerts (because I like it to stay on the screen when someone messages me).  Then a few hours or so later it changes back to Banners on it's own.
Anyone know what's going on?

Here are the instructions I got from AppleCare from an Apple Engineer. I'm not sure if the fix was specifically for my machine or if it'll work for someone else. Follow at your own risk.
1. Open the Library folder in your Home folder.
2. In the Library folder, open the Application Support folder.
3. Locate the folder named NotificationCenter. Drag this folder to the desktop.
4. Next, open the Terminal application.
  Copy and paste each line of these commands into the Terminal window, in order. Press return after each line:
cd `getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR`
rm -rf com.apple.notificationcenter
killall usernoted; killall NotificationCenter
5. Close the Terminal app.
6. Restart your computer.
The notification preference changes won't stick until you restart a 2nd time after this.

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