I have copied Moron In Charges etiquette guidelines from a comment of his.  My apologies to you, Moron In Charge, for using your fine crystallization of this issue in this article.

It occurred to me that we should post this “Bill of Rights” (the Right things to do here at VofA) periodically as an article for the benefit of those new contributors that are coming on-line in increasing numbers.  Sooo ...

... here is Moron In Charges first draft of his Bill of Rights (even though he may not have realized that that is what it is):  

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1. Posting several articles at once dominates the marquee and pushs everybody else off. It also makes it harder to get full response from us to any particular article. Better to space them out rather than feast or famine.

2. A 1 or 2 sentence article is usually better as a comment, and show a fair regard for the other members more lengthy works.

3. A very long article takes a very long time to read and can be daunting. AZ Moderate, for instance, splits up his long articles into multipart series - a smart approach.

4. An article that is merely a link to another site is either better off as a comment, or as was the case for Impeach Bush's links to the Jim Pederson reelection site, simply SPAM. Same is true for Viagra ads.

5. Cut and paste articles can occasionally be educational and welcome if on topic, especially if embellished with a little commentary or explanation.

6. The sources for anything you did not write yourself should be clearly cited. If I want the NYTs or Wikipaedia, I'll go there directly.

7. Directly attacking another another VofAZ member is generally uncool, although sometimes unavoidable or irresistable. In most cases, calling someone online a dick, a******, dumbass, or f***tard reflects more poorly on you than on him or her (although again, occasionally this is unavoidable or irresistable). Most of the time, as soon as someone tells me how much of a liberal retard I am, I know that I won the argument. It's good to remember that your arch enemy for a given topic may be your staunchess ally on the next article. We came here to exchange ideas, improve our writing or debate skills, get an occasional laugh, and see what's going on. No one likes to be shot down all the time (except AA - he lives for it).

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We should all give Moron In Charge a round of  applause for crystallizing this for our site here at VofA.

P.S.  I think Moron In Charge would be the first to agree that, as fine and complete as this Bill is, it may undergo some small changes, and perhaps even an addition as time goes on.  I nominate him to be the Keeper of the Bill, with responsibility for maintaining it and posting it periodically for newbies, with all suggestions and comments forwarded to him henceforth and forthwith forevermore unto the ends of … whatever.  What say you Moron In Charge?

Comments anyone?