If my instincts are correct, Vod is probably reassessing his commitment to bitcointalk and may be having a case of the "fuck its" right now.  He already posted that he doesn't want to be on DT or a merit source anymore, and he might be dumping his sMerits as a means of relieving frustration, if you can understand that.  Though Vod isn't voicing it, I think he's in a lot of turmoil right now.  This forum obviously means a lot to him, and I say that based on posts he's made in the past.  When you start detaching from something that's been near and dear to you for years, well...you can do strange things--actions sometimes speak louder than words, and it seems like Vod is doing this stuff in lieu of writing about whatever he's actually feeling.

That's my armchair psychology interpretation.  I hate to see DT, merit sources, and various respected members in so much turmoil.  I get that we're at each other's throats a lot, but usually we can just brush it off and not take it to the next level.  It seems like lately things are being taken to the next level--and I don't think they need to be.

As far as the 50 merit grants by Vod, it's a minor issue.  If he doesn't want to be a source anymore, there's no point in making a big deal out of it.  Theymos could easily rescind those merits if he felt they were wrongly given.  In any case, Vod isn't going to get negged for giving too many merits, nor is he going to suffer any other consequences.  It's a non-issue.