All in all, I'm not sure at all if what I'm about to say is an averred fact or not. I'm pretty sure I had 9 merits after claiming the one from the last poetry contest, and now I'm down to 8. It could be a memory issue but just to be sure, I wanted to know if the mods or admins could have access to information regarding the accounts; if it's possible I've lost a merit, maybe it can be proved with some kind of data.
If it's too much problem, or if it is absolutely impossible that such a situation could have happened, then I'm sorry for the trouble. Thanks in advance for the help.
Confirmed bug in some profanity checking. I've restored a handful of them so far, and will look to see if there are others that need restoration. My apologies for the confusion.