Begin a movement to insist that appropriate prizes are awarded for the longest jokes

Contact your ListOwner(s) frequently complaining about other posts or posters; they get paid well to resolve these things

Remember that even if you should accidently delete three years of collected jokes the ListOwner(s) will be happy send them to you upon request

Carefully check all posts for grammatical and/or spelling errors & flame each poster who would dare be so careless

Remember that all historical facts and references are vital to the punch line of each joke; insist they be authentic and accurate

Don't promote any list you are on; keep it a secret so you can send out the jokes later to friends claiming them as your own

Always include your personal opinion/critique of the joke; others can benefit from your wisdom and expert leadership

List all phone numbers, pagers, faxes, mailing addresses (both personal and business) -- many readers will want to contact you

Select some insipid "tag line" and always include it as your trademark; vary the line every seven thousand posts or so

Change your address at least monthly & request the List Owner(s) to correct the files so you won't have to bother with all those inane ListServer Commands

Be sure to post any "forward" you receive with the >>>>>> intact; it causes the reader to think "This MUST be funny stuff" to have been resent so often

Never submit any joke which deals with religion, politics, handicaps, social standing, sexual superiority/orientation, national origin, race, weight/height/appearance, nor anything else that might offend anyone else anywhere in the world