Am I an unconscious XP whore?
I could be. I'd written two different day logs (here and here), and in both of them I simply asked why my rep/XP went down on other nodes. I had hoped someone would /msg me an answer (or opinion or suggestion). Instead, I came back a couple of days later and suddenly I'd being drowned in rep/XP on the day log that I wrote.
This was not my intention.
I was honestly and legitimately asking a question regarding how my rep/XP were going up and down. I wasn't pandering for more rep/XP. Far from it, truth be told. I think my rep/XP should be earned through nodes that provide previously missing information about a subject, not because I complained about getting downvoted.
So what can I do?
Can I return these rep/XP? Is there a "return to sender" option on them? Obviously not, but is there some way I can make up for this. Maybe there is a Church of Everything2 where I can pay penance? Either way, I just wanted to clear my name of this crime.