Points are given out based on the quality of your posts and not on the quantity (legnth of posts is what determines points given). So for people who are like "I posted 5 times and only have 8 points" it is because you are only posting 1-2 line posts. It isn't that hard to get 30 points. I like this way much better because on similar forums poeple can just write 1 line posts and they count. This ensures that only people who are devoted to this forum (to some extent) can join. If you try yo contribute something to this forum I'm sure you will have 30 points in no time,
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