also note that when they fix it, what it appears they do is create a new user with your name. this is done by an admin so it is forced and allowed even though a user already has one (the old you) - so this throws both users into a temporary limbo where the old one becomes a guest.
also you lose your stars, your post count, and all of your profile and options (including ignore and buddy list members).
but you get the name, the stars, and the post count back as they fix it.
also, you occasionally see a post that says "Test" and the content is the afro smiley and the avatar will be something random (mine when it was tested was May1010's).
hope it works out.