I just let my Gold Membership expire and I have a question about what will happen when I purchase it again. I had several links in my Favorites bar at the top of the page that I used pretty exclusively to get access around the site. As a non-Gold Member the bar doesn't exist, which if fine, but my question is:

When I re-purchase Gold Membership will everything that was on my Favorites bar come back or will I have to add everything again?

Edit: Also, will my avatar come back or will I need to reload that?

I can't speak to the favourites bar, because I don't use it, but your avatar will come back

As far as I know all your GM settings are stored and will be returned as you last left them. FT doesn't believe in punishing members for letting their membership expire

Yes, nothing is lost.

That is a relief!