Do

• Lurk for a while, reading and learning
• Understand what @ and $ mean
• Be prepared to receive advice, and listen to it
• Read those messages with a square box beside them
• Spell check and proof read

• Read:

• E2 Quick Start
• E2 Clueless (Newbie) Mistakes To Avoid
• E2 FAQ: Nodelets
• E2 FAQ: Links
• E2 FAQ: Klaproth
• E2 FAQ: What NOT To Do
• The perfect node

• Enjoy yourself

Don’t

• Nodevertise
• Write anything about E2 or noding*
• Submit lots of new writeups in a short space of time
• Use the chatterbox to ask why was my writeup nuked?

Consider

• Getting yourself a mentor
• Filling any node on this list with something really good

*I know, I know. breaking your own rules and all that, but I did ask a god to look at my scratchpad before posting this. And that's the best way.