I'm not sure what you use trust points for. Trust points are awarded by other users. They are usually awarded to recognize a good job when answering a question, or other participation on the site.
Trust points are used by other members to gauge how trusted the person is by his/her piers on the site. If you see an answer written by somebody with many trust points, then that gives you confidence that many other members liked how the member has contributed to the site, so far. Kind of like on eBay where you see somebody with a lot of positive feedback.
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2,000+ Trust Points on WikiAnswersThe following 45 WikiAnswers contributors have all earned more than 2,000 trust points (figures correct as of July 18, 2012):8,981 trust points - User:Marcy5,653 trust points - User:USCitizen5,643 trust points - User:RoyR5,189 trust points - User:Macky5,011 trust points - User:Clay5,009 trust points - User:Aggie804,893 trust points - User:Ranger224,893 trust points - User:Dlmick4,646 trust points - User:Joncey4,622 trust points - User:Crystal4,474 trust points - User:Keats4,181 trust points - User:Chris3,978 trust points - User:Ksmail3,880 trust points - User:Neila2223,781 trust points - User:Viper1usmc3,730 trust points - User:Quirkyquantummechanic3,560 trust points - User:Redbeard3,428 trust points - User:Grevillea3,315 trust points - User:HisPowr4U3,147 trust points - User:Deb3,136 trust points - User:Jadeacres3,103 trust points - User:elosery3,065 trust points - User:Delltechie2,997 trust points - User:Brave32,967 trust points - User:JEK2,874 trust points - User:Ganderton2,850 trust points - User:On_the_Wallaby2,831 trust points - User:Englishangel2,779 trust points - User:Katz22,625 trust points - User:Sdresh2,622 trust points - User:Schnazola2,614 trust points - User:Dfoofnik2,587 trust points - User:Myrab512,561 trust points - User:Emdrgreg2,557 trust points - User:Simplemary2,516 trust points - User:Blue2,514 trust points - User:JayKay2,487 trust points - User:Natural_Val2,427 trust points - User:TrishaR2,306 trust points - User:Robbb2,285 trust points - User:An8thg2,138 trust points - User:Tina2,083 trust points - User:Squirrel_Man2,046 trust points - User:Hooweestik2,038 trust points - User:BaldfatguyNOTE: THERE IS CURRENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUST POINTS BEING GIVEN. THIS ANSWER WILL BE UPDATED ONCE IT'S FIXED.~ Top 100 All-time Contributors ~Click on the Related Link, further down this page,to see the list of the Top 100.
3,000+ Trust Points on WikiAnswersThe following 23 WikiAnswers contributors have all earned more than 3,000 trust points (figures correct as of July 18, 2012):8,981 trust points - User:Marcy5,653 trust points - User:USCitizen5,643 trust points - User:RoyR5,189 trust points - User:Macky5,011 trust points - User:Clay5,009 trust points - User:Aggie804,893 trust points - User:Ranger224,893 trust points - User:Dlmick4,646 trust points - User:Joncey4,622 trust points - User:Crystal4,474 trust points - User:Keats4,181 trust points - User:Chris3,978 trust points - User:Ksmail3,880 trust points - User:Neila2223,781 trust points - User:Viper1usmc3,730 trust points - User:Quirkyquantummechanic3,560 trust points - User:Redbeard3,428 trust points - User:Grevillea3,315 trust points - User:HisPowr4U3,147 trust points - User:Deb3,136 trust points - User:Jadeacres3,103 trust points - User:elosery3,065 trust points - User:DelltechieNOTE: THERE IS CURRENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUST POINTS BEING GIVEN. THIS ANSWER WILL BE UPDATED ONCE IT'S FIXED.~ Top 100 All-time Contributors ~Click on the Related Link, further down this page,to see the list of the Top 100.
Answers.com Trust Points Anyone can add to your Trust Points score by clicking the thumbs up image which is on the right-hand side of the user's profile. (It is important to note that Trust Points are not a good measurement of how much you can trust the answer to a question. They are simply an indication of how trusted the last contributor is as a member of the Answers.com community.)
They are a physical representation of how trust worthy your answers are. Or how accurate your information is. The right answer will sometimes reward you with a trust point.
It is spelled crocodile, you moron. I really hope somebody would not trust you with a pet when you can't spell it's name right. Hell, you could have used spell check.
All it depends on is how many people look at the answer in all of your Q:'s that you answerd and if they think that they trust it they might give you a trust point. For example if a person answers a Q: then there are like 100 people looking at that Q: and they trust you you might get like 100 Trust Points from each person that trusted you.
You can give a trust point on a question page by clicking 'recommend contributor' beside their username and current number of trust points. As well, you can give trust points on a user's bio page on the right side of the screen, under 'message user'. The best way to receive more trust points is by writing many quality answers.
It is very informative with the right people and people with trust points. But, try not to fully trust people with no accounts.
Can you subtract Trust Points?Currently, no. You can only add Trust Points by clicking to recommend someone. You cannot vote against someone. This is something we may add in the future but for right now we want to keep things simple and see how it goes.
You go to your profile if you're a member of the site and look for the trust points. For the classic profile, it's on the top-mid-right. And for the newer profiles it's right in the middle where it also states how many contributions you have.
If you mean your contributions or trust points, in the blue sidebar on the left, click "My profile," and to the right you will see your "stats."