So if you want to see how reputation plays a part in this, set up a new identity and start answering questions the same as you otherwise would, and see whether lurve is any different. I have found that being polite is the best way to get a lot of lurve. People here really like nice people, for some strange reason. Anyway, if I had been nice, I imagine my lurve total would be at least ten percent higher than it is.
Also, writing smart, well-informed answers seems to make a difference. Maybe being informed overcomes a lack of niceness.
Of course, my formula for giving out lurve is very complicated. First of all, you have understand the concept of left-handed Thursdays. It all hinges on that. Once you get that, the rest is easy, but there’s really no point in discussing it further until you figure out the left-handed Wednesday part of it.