Just out of curiosity, is anyone else having status fluctuations? I have been bouncing back and forth between lvl 48 and lvl 49 for a couple months now, I'll be 49 for a couple days and then back down to 48 for like a week then back up and down. I've kept viewing more pages, added more friends, been added by more friends, made a referral to a friend, added loads more time yet I keep plopping back down as soon and I get back up. The status level really doesn't mean much to me but since my rating is tops and I'm not on any ban lists and have no score penalties, what the heck? lol
The name of the game that seems to allude you is "ratings". If you have not rated enough members, portfolios, and the Dbase, then you may not go up in status until you do so.