Reputation... -Duplicate Post-
Hi! ¡Hola!
So I have a question about reputation. How exactly do you earn it? I looked at the description of it and I have been earning some, but I still don't understand it. Like, what is it for, anyway? And do I need to earn it for some purpose?
Thanks for your help!
-Tootsie 
1 Answer
It measures your contributions to the site and also, you are able to edit other people's posts with a certain amount of points. It's more of a non-tangible incentive to keep helping others with their questions. It's a bit of encouragement I guess.
If you click on your reputations, of which you now have 206, a page will come up and let you know each little thing you did to 'earn' your points for you reputation.