diff --git a/sdk/hints/keys.go b/sdk/hints/keys.go
index 226dd09..022b230 100644
--- a/sdk/hints/keys.go
+++ b/sdk/hints/keys.go
@@ -10,20 +10,14 @@ const (
 	LastFetchAttempt HintKey = iota
 	MostRecentEventFetched
 	LastInRelayList
-	LastInTag
-	LastInNprofile
-	LastInNevent
-	LastInNIP05
+	LastInHint
 )
 
-var KeyBasePoints = [7]int64{
+var KeyBasePoints = [4]int64{
 	-500, // attempting has negative power because it may fail
 	700,  // when it succeeds that should cancel the negative effect of trying
 	350,  // a relay list is a very strong indicator
-	5,    // tag hints are often autogenerated so we don't care very much about them (that may change)
-	22,   // it feels like people take nprofiles slightly more seriously so we value these a bit more
-	8,    // these are also not often too bad
-	7,    // nip05 hints should be a strong indicator, although in practice they're kinda bad
+	20,   // hints from various sources (tags, nprofile, nevent, nip05)
 }
 
 func (hk HintKey) BasePoints() int64 { return KeyBasePoints[hk] }
@@ -36,14 +30,8 @@ func (hk HintKey) String() string {
 		return "most_recent_event_fetched"
 	case LastInRelayList:
 		return "last_in_relay_list"
-	case LastInTag:
-		return "last_in_tag"
-	case LastInNprofile:
-		return "last_in_nprofile"
-	case LastInNevent:
-		return "last_in_nevent"
-	case LastInNIP05:
-		return "last_in_nip05"
+	case LastInHint:
+		return "last_in_hint"
 	}
 	return "<unexpected>"
 }
diff --git a/sdk/hints/memoryh/db.go b/sdk/hints/memoryh/db.go
index 999bad5..496d1e2 100644
--- a/sdk/hints/memoryh/db.go
+++ b/sdk/hints/memoryh/db.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ type RelaysForPubKey struct {
 
 type RelayEntry struct {
 	Relay      int
-	Timestamps [7]nostr.Timestamp
+	Timestamps [4]nostr.Timestamp
 }
 
 func (re RelayEntry) Sum() int64 {
diff --git a/sdk/hints/test/suite.go b/sdk/hints/test/suite.go
index 3070eef..b8da7af 100644
--- a/sdk/hints/test/suite.go
+++ b/sdk/hints/test/suite.go
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ func runTestWith(t *testing.T, hdb hints.HintsDB) {
 
 	// key1: finding out
 	// add some random parameters things and see what we get
-	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-60*hour)
+	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-60*hour)
 	hdb.Save(key1, relayB, hints.LastInRelayList, nostr.Now()-day*10)
-	hdb.Save(key1, relayB, hints.LastInNevent, nostr.Now()-day*30)
-	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastInNprofile, nostr.Now()-hour*10)
+	hdb.Save(key1, relayB, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-day*30)
+	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-hour*6)
 	hdb.PrintScores()
 
 	require.Equal(t, []string{relayB, relayA}, hdb.TopN(key1, 3))
 
 	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastFetchAttempt, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
-	hdb.Save(key1, relayC, hints.LastInNIP05, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
+	hdb.Save(key1, relayC, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
 	hdb.PrintScores()
 
 	require.Equal(t, []string{relayB, relayC, relayA}, hdb.TopN(key1, 3))
 
-	hdb.Save(key1, relayC, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
+	hdb.Save(key1, relayA, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-1*hour)
 	hdb.Save(key1, relayC, hints.LastFetchAttempt, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
 	hdb.PrintScores()
 
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ func runTestWith(t *testing.T, hdb hints.HintsDB) {
 	hdb.Save(key2, relayB, hints.LastInRelayList, nostr.Now()-day*25)
 
 	// but it's old, recently we only see hints for relay C
-	hdb.Save(key2, relayC, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
-	hdb.Save(key2, relayC, hints.LastInNIP05, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
-	hdb.Save(key2, relayC, hints.LastInNevent, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
-	hdb.Save(key2, relayC, hints.LastInNprofile, nostr.Now()-5*hour)
+	hdb.Save(key2, relayC, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-4*hour)
 
 	// at this point we just barely see C coming first
 	hdb.PrintScores()
@@ -66,9 +63,9 @@ func runTestWith(t *testing.T, hdb hints.HintsDB) {
 	// yet a different thing for key3
 	// it doesn't have relay lists published because it's banned everywhere
 	// all it has are references to its posts from others
-	hdb.Save(key3, relayA, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-day*2)
-	hdb.Save(key3, relayB, hints.LastInNevent, nostr.Now()-day)
-	hdb.Save(key3, relayB, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-day)
+	hdb.Save(key3, relayA, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-day*2)
+	hdb.Save(key3, relayB, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-day)
+	hdb.Save(key3, relayB, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-day)
 	hdb.PrintScores()
 	require.Equal(t, []string{relayB, relayA}, hdb.TopN(key3, 3))
 
@@ -88,22 +85,16 @@ func runTestWith(t *testing.T, hdb hints.HintsDB) {
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.LastInRelayList, banDate)
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.LastFetchAttempt, banDate)
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.MostRecentEventFetched, banDate)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.LastInNprofile, banDate+8*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.LastInNIP05, banDate+5*day)
+	hdb.Save(key4, relayA, hints.LastInHint, banDate+12*day)
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastInRelayList, banDate)
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastFetchAttempt, banDate)
 	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.MostRecentEventFetched, banDate)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastInNevent, banDate+5*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastInNIP05, banDate+8*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastInNprofile, banDate+5*day)
+	hdb.Save(key4, relayB, hints.LastInHint, banDate+2*day)
 	hdb.PrintScores()
 	require.Equal(t, []string{relayA, relayB}, hdb.TopN(key4, 3))
 
 	// information about the new relay starts to spread through relay hints in tags only
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayC, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-5*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayC, hints.LastInTag, nostr.Now()-5*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayC, hints.LastInNevent, nostr.Now()-5*day)
-	hdb.Save(key4, relayC, hints.LastInNIP05, nostr.Now()-5*day)
+	hdb.Save(key4, relayC, hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now()-3*day)
 
 	// as long as we see one tag hint the new relay will already be in our map
 	hdb.PrintScores()
diff --git a/sdk/metadata.go b/sdk/metadata.go
index 7165cfb..6f9ecf8 100644
--- a/sdk/metadata.go
+++ b/sdk/metadata.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package sdk
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -83,13 +82,9 @@ func (sys System) FetchProfileFromInput(ctx context.Context, nip19OrNip05Code st
 		return ProfileMetadata{}, fmt.Errorf("couldn't decode profile reference")
 	}
 
-	hintType := hints.LastInNIP05
-	if strings.HasPrefix(nip19OrNip05Code, "nprofile") {
-		hintType = hints.LastInNprofile
-	}
 	for _, r := range p.Relays {
 		if !IsVirtualRelay(r) {
-			sys.Hints.Save(p.PublicKey, nostr.NormalizeURL(r), hintType, nostr.Now())
+			sys.Hints.Save(p.PublicKey, nostr.NormalizeURL(r), hints.LastInHint, nostr.Now())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sdk/specific_event.go b/sdk/specific_event.go
index adf791f..11ee89e 100644
--- a/sdk/specific_event.go
+++ b/sdk/specific_event.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (sys *System) FetchSpecificEvent(
 		// (we do this after fetching author outbox relays because we are already going to prioritize these hints)
 		now := nostr.Now()
 		for _, relay := range priorityRelays {
-			sys.Hints.Save(author, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInNevent, now)
+			sys.Hints.Save(author, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInHint, now)
 		}
 
 		// arrange these
diff --git a/sdk/tracker.go b/sdk/tracker.go
index 28c198f..a4969f9 100644
--- a/sdk/tracker.go
+++ b/sdk/tracker.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (sys *System) trackEventHints(ie nostr.RelayEvent) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if tag[0] == "p" && nostr.IsValidPublicKey(tag[1]) {
-				sys.Hints.Save(tag[1], nostr.NormalizeURL(tag[2]), hints.LastInTag, ie.CreatedAt)
+				sys.Hints.Save(tag[1], nostr.NormalizeURL(tag[2]), hints.LastInHint, ie.CreatedAt)
 			}
 		}
 	default:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (sys *System) trackEventHints(ie nostr.RelayEvent) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if tag[0] == "p" && nostr.IsValidPublicKey(tag[1]) {
-				sys.Hints.Save(tag[1], nostr.NormalizeURL(tag[2]), hints.LastInTag, ie.CreatedAt)
+				sys.Hints.Save(tag[1], nostr.NormalizeURL(tag[2]), hints.LastInHint, ie.CreatedAt)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (sys *System) trackEventHints(ie nostr.RelayEvent) {
 						continue
 					}
 					if nostr.IsValidPublicKey(ref.Profile.PublicKey) {
-						sys.Hints.Save(ref.Profile.PublicKey, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInNprofile, ie.CreatedAt)
+						sys.Hints.Save(ref.Profile.PublicKey, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInHint, ie.CreatedAt)
 					}
 				}
 			} else if ref.Event != nil && nostr.IsValidPublicKey(ref.Event.Author) {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (sys *System) trackEventHints(ie nostr.RelayEvent) {
 					if p, err := url.Parse(relay); err != nil || (p.Scheme != "wss" && p.Scheme != "ws") {
 						continue
 					}
-					sys.Hints.Save(ref.Event.Author, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInNevent, ie.CreatedAt)
+					sys.Hints.Save(ref.Event.Author, nostr.NormalizeURL(relay), hints.LastInHint, ie.CreatedAt)
 				}
 			}
 		}