I have made it to 1,000 ratings so far, but I hadn't much the power yet. I have been renting to improve my deck, too. Your advice about line up sounds good, I will be sure to keep that in mind. Also, I've followed all of those people except for @achim003, whose page just says "user not found". I have yet to go through the Splinterlands Academy, I don't really have an abundance of time anymore, but I'll see if I can fit it however I can.

Thank you for your encouragement and your advice. I'm happy to be here.