what are forum points for?

[WebowJo]

the question is in the subject

 

[PC Tailor]

Info - Trophies faq

What are Trophies? Trophies are the reward earned for achieving certain goals on the forum. How Do I earn Trophies? By answering questions and winning Best Answers (Solving questions) - you ean them by participating and helping people with their problems. Some trophies based on your Input...

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They're more just a fun way of recognising input and assistance.

 

[Benjamin22044]

I think they are just for knowing the credibility of an id and more points would certainly mean an older id. This is certainly a good concept to recognize the spammers on the forum. I have seen some people posting only sale stuff which is not a healthy conversation.