Why is icloud not syncing all my notes on all devices properly?

I have iCloud syncing of the new desktop/mobile app - "Notes" turned on in my desktop Imac, my Ipad and my Iphone.
All I want iCloud to do is simply mirror and sync all three of these Notes platforms so that the latest versions of all existing and new notes are identical in number and content on all devices.
  Is that not what this great complicated,bug-prone iCloud is SUPPOSED to do ????
I had, over a long time   (pre-iCloud and Mountain Lion),   accumulated 61 separate notes on the Iphone, as this is where I create and refer to most of my notes.
Despite my having these 61 Iphone notes, only 17 are appearing on the desktop - and, indeed, it appears iCloud has gone and DELETED  most of the notes I had previously synced up to the desktop from the iPhone using both iCloud and the old Itunes syncing,.... which of course has now no longer available..
Please, someone, how do I get Icloud to stop being selective and having a mind of its own about what it deletes and syncs and, instead, very simply do what it'as touted to do and mirror all notes in identical fashion on all 3 platforms.  ?????
- Iam frustrated and on the verge of just shutting it all down and giving up on the Cloud - it is so poorly explained !!! 

I can't see a failure on Apple's part: they are giving you Notes for each and every of your email accounts. In each account you can activate Notes or not. Can you ask for more flexibility? The rest depends on what you make out of it.
I'm not sure what you mean by
you end up having to create a separate iCloud email address, that apparently has no password, or at least I was never prompted for one and the only thing this email address is for is an outdated transport system that isn't used by the other iCloud data streams.
Most people have more email addresses, though not necessarily on iCloud, but everyone on iCloud has at least one @me.com and/or @mac.com address, which lets you sync your Notes across all OS X and iOS devices.
So, it looks as if - at least for now - you want only a single Notes "pad" that's in sync and accessible on all your Apple gear. No prob.
1. Make sure all your notes were copied or moved into Notes under your iCloud account.
2. On all your Apple gear, deactivate Notes for all (email) accounts except iCloud, and activate it for your iCloud account:
2.1. In OS X:
- The simplest way is to launch Notes, then -> Notes -> Accounts in the menu bar.
- Click on each non-iCloud account and uncheck Notes.
- Click on your iCloud account and make sure Notes is checked.
2.2. In iOS:
- Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap on each non-iCloud accounts and turn Notes off.
- Tap on your iCloud account and make sure Notes are on.
That's it. Now you have only a single notepad everywhere, and since it's in iCloud and active on all your Apple devices, it stays in sync. See, makes sense, no?

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