Points back?

In a nutshell, anyone can give you a thumbs up and write a little comment letting you know that they enjoyed a post. The system is weighted which means the more points you have, the more it means when you give someone a thumbs up. It also matters more when you get a thumbs up from a mod or admin than just a normal member.

You start out with 10 and it just goes up from there.

Ideally, this is a way to encourage folks to do a really good job of answering questions and such.

It is however, NOT an indicator of how good a member you are or how much you know and I hope folks don't "chase" points or make a competitive sport out of it

Some folks love it and some hate it.. we'll see how it goes I guess.

Bigfish,

One thumbs up does not equal one point. It is weighted depending on how many points the person has that gave it to you and what their title is. It might only be a half point or it could be 10 points.