Alright, the only other thing that may be causing the issue is that maybe you have the name field set to something other than the default. When I created this plugin I did not account for the various name types associated with the name field. I have not tested anything other than the default name type (first name, last name). So, make sure that the name field is set to “normal”, there are three options: “normal”, “extended”, “simple”.
If this does not work, then get rid of all fields, place them back in and make sure you change the paragraph field name to “Message” and try again.
I created a form with the three fields (name-(normal), email and paragraph), changed the paragraph field name to “Message” and imported the example above. Everything worked fine.
If this does not work for you maybe there is a version issue? I am using the latest gravity forms and the latest wordpress…