1) Totally fair, as I said, that was more of "it'd be neat" than anything I really expected.
2) Is there any way to tell when an action raises it normally? Or is it all really self apparent? Like, you know, you can (sorta) date various characters, does everyone kiss and tell adding to your reputation, or is it only randos/public activity that add to it? etc.
3-4) Reasonable and thanks for considering making any alterations for QoL tweaks this late in design.
5) Oh, fair enough. Yeah, I'll admit I did not find that intuitive. Whether that's something that matters enough to adjust/put in the quest log/w/e, or if it's fine as is is obviously your call.