4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: identifying a numerical recognition score for each of the plurality of verified accounts, wherein calculating the connection scores is further based on the numerical recognition scores.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: identifying a numerical recognition score for each of the plurality of verified accounts, wherein calculating the connection scores is further based on the numerical recognition scores. 5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: receiving a context data item indicating that the user is not a member of the messaging platform; and positively weighting the connection scores by the numerical recognition scores based on the context data item.