[quote=@BangoSkank]If anyone else wants to chime in too they are welcome to.  I'd love for this to continue on into another (more focused) conversation and this little guide to grow.[/quote]
Well if you want more wisdom here is a simple one for you. Don't join too many games. You won't be able to keep up and you'll stall all of them as people are waiting for you while you get anxiety about having to post in all of them and end up posting in none. My personal limit is something like 1-2 games at a time. 3 if I am feeling adventurous.

This is likely what is going to kill a game I am currently in.