As you all may have noticed, we have a point and reputation system here on the forum, I will do a brief explanation on both below.
Reputation
Reputation doesn't really have much of a source, other than the fact that a lot of people agree with you, depending on the amount you have. For every positive vote, you gain 5 Reputation points, for every negative vote, you lose 3 and for every thanked post you gain 7 points.
Points
As of now, points are useless. However as the forum develops you'll be able to use them. A roleplay is going to be added at some stage, points will mainly be used there, and some time in the future other features may be added that they can be used in.