I am going to answer all of these questions, but it will take me a while, so if you see this post before all the above are answered... Please check back.
1. I don't know for sure, but I think the Decoy attracted them all.
2. Your karma is 1 because I saw it was zero, and exalted you... find karma explained in this post:
Karma - What is it For?3. The Smite Me & Exalt Me buttons are used to add and subtract from ones karma. You have to have a minimum number of posts before you may affect another member's karma. (I think it is less than 5 posts.) No explosions yet...
I also think that there is a time limit between times that you can exalt or smite the same individual.
4. If you have a December Birthday,(I haven't checked yet), it will be added today. I do not add them until you fill them out in your profile,(which makes them show up on the calendar), and last checked the December birthdays on 12-1.
5. It is a bunny with a pancake on it's head, a little comic relief and/or the perfect response when you know not what to say. (Sorry if it creeps you out, but, the bunny stays!!)
6. The VMK Items are a member rating based on the number of posts. Before posting you were Guest########, no you are Ned Pin, soon you will move on to bigger and better things. The rankings change often, especially early on, so you will likely lose Ned Pin status with your next post.