Ab, if you click on the link above it tells you how to claim your points by sending a PM to junior. I think it would be impossible for the staff to monitor every torrent to see if it is a first-timer. Even if this is your third torrent, you must have done a first one sometime 🙂
We all have different methods for posting, for my part I'm grateful that people want to share. I also like the 5% of people (on most sites) who bother to stop and click a 'thanks' 😉