Thank you for this post, yeah sure I know it is over 2 years old but you are on one of those lists from the newbie's guides... I can't remember which, I have a lot of tabs open.
This is great ever-green content though. Thank you for the condensed knowledge.
I am pretty happy with the 9 don't of your post, of the 9 DO's I think the one I have the most trouble with - that I am not doing - is to strike up a conversation with the commenters, not just the author. Sound advice though so I think I should really focus on changing THAT in my habits.
Cheers! Happy Hiving in 2022!