I was able to get this code to work by inserting the following code into the main.joncomment.php file in the AddComment Function after the $data->store(); command but still inside the if ($status == JC_STATUS_OK) block:
$api_AUP = JPATH_SITE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_alphauserpoints'.DS.'helper.php';
if ( file_exists($api_AUP))
{
require_once ($api_AUP);
AlphaUserPointsHelper::newpoints( 'plgaup_postcomment_jc' );
}
then of course unzip and install the addcomment_jc.xml file into AUP.
I am using JomComment 3.0 Build 562
Thank you for the rule and location!