I think you'l find a simplified set of rules under Mick.
"Don't be an asshole".
Ethercat will probably have her own say.
Mine are summed up easily, pretty much a slightly longer version of Mick's:
Be nice. Don't hit. Don't run with scissors. Try not to make a mess, and if you do, clean it up.
I would have thought everyone would understand what "nice" means, but after reading this thread, I'm not so sure, so I'll define what
I mean by "nice".
Nice does not equal pablum.
Nice does not equal agreement.
Nice does not equal censoring your thoughts.
Nice means not abusing other people.
Nice means accepting that other people may think differently than you.
Nice means treating other people and their varied opinions with respect.
Nice means trying not to hurt people's feelings - by real world standards, not by scientology standards.
Nice means not being mean, but sometimes being tough.
Sometimes, too, something may not seem nice at first, but later it does. I'll tell a personal story to illustrate this.
Most people probably know I was never in scientology, but that I had a friend who was. Soon after I found the newsgroup alt.religion.scientology, I asked for advice on how to deal with my friend and his obsession. Joe Harrington (RIP) said: "Forget your friend."
At the time, I thought that was about the cruelest thing anyone could have said to me. Later, I came to understand that Joe wasn't being cruel; he was being realistic. Now, with many more years of scientology-watching under my belt, that one statement sticks in my head as one of the best things anyone could have said to me.
I'm sorry Joe's not around anymore so I can tell him how much I appreciate that advice now.