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What does reputation points denote? And does the number of reputation points matter? If yes, how?
Hi,
Points are earned by participating and contributing positively to the community in this Q&A site, you basically use them as a way to show your level of expertise to other users.
You'll find more info in the following thread:
https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/articles/374/reputation-points.html
Best regards,
Leon
Hey,
Won't my XP represent my expertise level?
The experience is different, as it is obtained from Microsoft Learn, not from the Microsoft Q&A forums.