I won't go into my story, but I also had my CDP restored at one point. The reason I lost it was outside my control, and I kept trying to log on the couple of days I didn't have access.
While I started a new streak, I was never really happy about how all of that had played out. Eventually, one of the moderators restored it for me. I've always been grateful that the moderator intervened on my behalf. I'm now over 3,100 days and counting.
I tend to agree if a player tries to play or has a life situation preventing the person from playing a day, WGT should honor a request to restore the CDP. Those restorations do not diminish the streaks at all.
Now, here's the thing: I don't think any of us who have long CDP streaks see these streaks as any real accomplishments. At least, so far, I've resisted the temptation to list it on my CV.
Even so, I list all my posts on here under "peer-reviewed publications." So, I have that! 😉