@bw170765 We are talking Reputation points, yes? To achieve a higher total, your post or comment needs to be "upvoted" by another member, each instance providing a point.
You may notice that your current total of one point translates to your one "Best Post" on your home page -- that comment received an upvote.
It's been my experience -- in the old and new Forums -- that posters get more thumbs up -- or points -- when they contribute items that are breaking news, or an interesting question that generates ongoing discussion.
Wishing people to have a good day, or other small responses, may be very positive and kind, but less likely to generate upvotes.
And sometimes I've written a topic that I thought was just crackin' good -- and no one replied, lol.
I'm sure your point totals will go up as your participation increases. Right now, other than climbing out of the Lurker category, I'm not sure of other benefits to running up point totals.
Perhaps some higher "point-total category designations" have yet to be reached by anyone, or perhaps this Forum is putting less emphasis on it. And frankly, I think that would be a good thing.