Forum "points" ?

[getopt]

When logged in and looking at https://forums.freebsd.org/ you notice next to your avatar:

Messages:
Thanks:
[b]Points:[/b]

What are these "Points" for?

 

[wblock@]

That is from here: https://forums.freebsd.org/help/trophies

Probably a bigger deal on some types of forums.