What are ehelp reputation points?

I really want to rate and vote people but everytime I try to give votes and points it says I have to have a minimum of 10 reputation points. Can someone tell me what this is or how to get them please!!

The following is an explaination that Ryan, the site founder put up:

eHelp.com is a reputation based community. You can gain reputation scores by asking quality questions (clear and useful) and posting helpful answers. When other users vote your question or answer up, you will receive 5 points of reputation, but when they vote it down, you'll lose 2 points. If your post gets removed by the moderator/reputable users, you'll lose 20 points.