re: "unwritten rules"

["S. Brown" <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

>For those of us new to endurance... and some of the more experienced "rude"
>folks too I'd guess....  how are we to learn of these "unwritten rules"...
>until now... 
>I had never heard of the "unwritten rules"  that everyone is supposed to
>know... 

Ummm...what OTHER "unwritten rules" are there that us newbies should know?
I totally hate making a fool of myself or reliving that awkward sensation
of newness like it was your first day in high school.  I like knowing the
"rules" of the game BEFORE I play. ;-)

Sue