Laura. Go to the home page, Then to your profile. From there go to the bonus tab, there you will see your bonuses from tutors. They give you a stat bonus but it doesn't officially add to your stats it gives you a hidden bonus that only you can see.
Ping is a third party program used to chat and share pictures. Sharing your ping info is against the 'Terms of Use'.
Hope this helped.
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