There is nothing that points are even useful for. I bought everything that I could ever possibly, maybe, someday, think about potentially using two years ago. The only thing left to spend these pointless points on are the silly "awards."

Ah, maybe it's so they can then use the points to astroturf other comments without having to spend a dime? Shill tactics is the only reason I can see anyone caring enough about points to try and farm them.

I think you can give multiple awards to a comment or thread, so a single account can do a lot of astroturfing if they are getting the points for free.