Do banned words (and characters) “count” as “learned” when using the iOS app? I’m studying Chinese, and I have so far banned only one word (yi1, the number one). But when I added a couple more words to the banned list, my “learned” character and word count went down, or so it seemed. I want that learned count to include my banned words because, well, I’ve learned them well enough to ban them. 
One thing that sold me on Skritter was its ability to track my progress with a concrete characters-learned and words-learned count. I want that count to be as accurate (and as high) as possible!
Incidentally, I have the same question about the PC website version of Skritter, even though I don’t use it; I need the writing input of the iPhone. For what it’s worth, though, the browser version of Skritter thinks I know several hundred fewer words. I see there’s an older thread on that subject, and I’m not particularly concerned about it, as I use iOS only. But I’m still mildly curious.
Mostly, though, I’m wondering whether banning words like the first 3 numbers will hurt my word/character count. Thanks.