What determines how many points you get if someone likes your answer?

Whenever I receive an alert saying that someone has given me x amount of points, the number of points is usually different, w...

Maybe we could get a limited amount of points. For example, 1 point per like, with a max of 3 points.

I love to go back through the question and answer series on here, but then I look at a answer that does not fit the question,...

i've noticed i receive 1 point sometimes or a 2 and even once a 5. yet, when i like someone's answer i don't have the option ...

Like sometime it says "you will get 2 points if someone like your answer" & other times it will say "7 points"...

Say, for example (this happened to me just before) I asked a job related question but Fun Advice automatically put it into 'L...

Does it depend on the subject or does everyone get the same amount of points for every How To they do?

Like, let's say if our previous answers before the big change where rated on the old site. Would we get points for those?

I don't think I've actually seen the answer to this anywhere yet, I just know you have to be a member for a certain amount of...

Everyone keeps mentioning they will give someone 5 points if they get there answer right, how do you do that?