Yeah I had 1 or 2 smites pre-Chester, now I've got almost as many as applause.
Personally, I only smite when the person is being an ass. I won't smite you if I just disagree with you.
However, I don't feel the same courtesy is paid to me. Maybe some of my posts have been smite-worthy for the anti-Chester crowd, but I've also been getting lots of smites lately for my most seemingly innocuous posts.