haven't read all the discussion since, but my point was emphasizing a early scout wb
now. I think the 3rd worker is a good idea, but get the scout wb asap. It should build very quick outta thebes after the second worker, then go with 3rd worker.
Regardless, always go with My's points cause she is awesome and makes me look like preschool
edit: good question on LH vs. GLH. I'd again defer to My on that, but my logic is that you are IND so the chops into GLH are more bang for your buck. However, another point is getting the glh started in the first place, so maybe 1 chop into the LH to finish it faster..possibly a 1 pop whip as well. Not sure though as you have no food there for a long time, so staying at 2 citizens working even copper and a grass mine might be better with no food.
I think the key is probably timing LH finish to masonry finish and you still have time there, so you will probably save most of your forests near Memphis. And since those other shared forests with Thebes were not chopped earlier then they might be saved for GLH as well. Those chops will knock out GLH real fast with IND..and well, GLH is worth it on a map like this...it is an OP wonder.
edit: Oh.the deal on the workers chopping first was only partially about not wasting worker turns, really less about that although with designs on moving to copper certainly. It was more simply about chopping those forests now for faster workers or settlers. It plays into the whole more stuff sooner idea with this game for snowballs. But yeah, in this case copper is a power tile so you do want that sooner than later. But I think there is a strong argument for chopping first as well. Just really depends on the priorities and stuff.