Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34343471-20180518215747/@comment-35315474-20180522062913

Again, I suggest being careful when making assumptions. I'm level 115 and my rep is 42 (half would be 57.5). That is actually a much higher ratio than it used to be. Why is my rep low? Two reasons.

First, when I began playing, I did not understand I could keep charging more friends after getting the popup saying I had received all the bonuses I could get and the number on the far left was at 0. I learned later and have been doing my best to charge 10 locations for 100 friends (which is where my sleepers are really helpful) ever since.

The second reason is because I'm leveling up pretty fast. I started casually playing mid-Feb (did not play every day). Began playing daily around mid-Mar, and came here mid-Apr (how funny, each was a month apart!). While I can play for long time periods thanks to TTing, I cannot visit more often than the game allows. So my level has increased faster than my rep can keep up with.

Of course, anyone can use any method to determine who they accept or not. I'm just suggesting that sometimes the assumptions we make based on friend and reputation numbers may not be true.

I have also found that some players with a high rep/level ratio are not very good friends because all they do is visit. They seem to think that's all a good friend will do! They are often the same people that give white thread and tar (okay, to be fair, they also give fluff). I tend to watch new friends with overly high rep to see if they know how to keep their WL updated and gift off of mine (when I have one up) or send fixers above beginner level.

Fortunately, a large number of wonderful people here gave me a chance despite my high friend count and low rep (it was pretty low when I first got here). My FL is now full, and I will only add someone if there is a special reason for adding them (and I'll probably let go of some marginal players to do it). I love my friends very much, and I try to do my best to be a good friend to them. I'm thankful they gave me a chance even with my undesirable friends/rep numbers. 💖💕