They are points that you get when people Recommend you. But is it because they trust your answer? Perhaps.
At the bottom of the questions that have been answered appear two bits of information. One...
You get trust points by answering questions with good and constructive answers. If the person who asked the question - or anybody who reads the question - feels that your answer was good and useful...
Actually nothing. Trust points are just an indicator of how trustworthy your contributions are. If someone feels your answer was good, he might recommend you, which would increase your trust by 1...
First of all, you must be a registered member to be eligible to receive Trust Points. On your profile, your Trust Points are listed to the right under Stats: Your contributions are shown and under...
Trust points say if the contributor is actually giving you a correct answer, or just writing something. The more trust points a person has, the better their contributions are. So not neccesarily.