How does the system decide how many points someone gives when they "like" a question?

I mean why are the points we get if someone likes our answer different?

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

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 ...

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

I had this effect two times when I asked a question and received several good answers - that I klicked "like" on someone who ...

Every time I try to give someone a link to a profile, a question, or update, it doesn't work. I click on the link myself, and...

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

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

or when you like it does it do it automatically?

I'm new to this and was wondering if someone could tell me if there is a limit as to how many questions you can ask in a cer...