What do points do?

Question

by that, i mean you like loose points or something everytime you submit a question........ what does that mean???? adios!!!

Answer 1

Controle like, spam andkeep track of how many questions you ask. Like asking a questions takes away 5, but answering givesyou 2.

Answer 2

They help control spam with questions and they add credibility to answerers who have many points.

Answer 3

Points are used to limit powers of new users. The more questions you answer, the more points you get. this results in you having more freedom like more answers asked. you lose points when you ask questions to prevent spam here. At level 6.7 you can answers umlimited questions. also level 2+ you can rate questions.