I liked the fact you omitted payout for this post, just to send the message, it shows sincerity.
At the minimum, what I'd like to see, is for them to respond as to why downvoting is necessary in this isolated case for @darthnava.
Naturally if @darthnava makes 50 posts, asking for upvotes for the same situation it gets weird. (He hasn't). But that one specific post he made definately deserves the upvotes it got. At least I think so. Other people may not. We just don't know until they say something. :)
Yeah, I'm hoping they say something as well as an explanation.