>>43360763Magic is nothing else if it isn't internally consistent. There is only one correct way to read a card, and it doesn't require any card-specific errata.
The melira interaction is actually an interaction of some of the most basic principles of the game.
* do as much as you can when following text.
* If a card says you can't do something, you simply don't do it.
The persist creature is put into play because you follow as much of the persist text as you can, but the counter cannot be placed on it, so don't place it. There is pretty much zero ambiguity here.
