Points are just that...points. Points tell how active a member is on chess.com
There used to be rewards for reaching a certain number of points.
You gain 1 point for each post.
see this link: http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/12/0/how-do-i-get-member-points
What are My Points?
Are they important?
In which ways do i take points and how many?