Okay, we don't really have many rules, but the ones we do have deal mainly with respect and integrity.

In order to keep our meetings free or low cost, we try to obtain hosts that give us free meeting space with free Wifi. When that is not possible, we meet in local restaurants or coffee shops that have free WiFi and don't mind the fact that we tend to hang around for several hours. Rules of conduct for these locations:

• Please be polite and respectful of staff and other customers at all times and behave in a professional manner regardless of where we meet.
  
• When meeting in a restaurant/cafe, understand that we are taking up space in their establishments, time from their servers, and resources (WiFi, electricity, restrooms, etc). In order to give the restaurant/cafe some return for allowing us the use of their space, time and resources, please try to order at least a drink, if not something more substantial, to help try to compensate them. We ask that you pay a minimum of $5 to the establishment if you are not ordering a meal.
  
• If meeting in a restaurant or coffeeshop, please be sure to pay for your food, drink and tip before leaving.
  
• If you are the first to arrive at a restaurant, please make certain you let the restaurant/cafe staff know who you are and that you are with a group before being seated. In some venues, we make advance reservations but at some of the coffee shops we do not. Due to staff turnover, they cannot be expected to remember who we are.
  

• Use of profanity or abusive language at one of our meetups or events is grounds for immediate exclusion from the group.
  
• We allow members to post to the meetup message board and send emails to the group (moderated by organizers). Please respect this privilege by not posting anything inappropriate for the group.
  
• Each meeting we give every attendee the opportunity to introduce himself/herself in a round of introductions at the beginning of the meeting. You are welcome to promote yourself and your business but we generally ask that you limit your intro to 30-seconds to 1 minute each meeting to allow time for other introductions and topics. This is not a hard and fast rule; just a strong suggestion.
  
• We generally have a specific topic to discuss in the first portion of the meeting. For the most part, discussions regarding specific issues you may be having should be deferred to the latter portion of the meeting. If you need more in depth assistance, you may want to schedule a one-on-one session with a more advanced member of the group. Be aware that group members may or may not ask that you pay a fee for this assistance and training. If there is a particular topic you would like to see addressed in a meeting, please contact your organizers in advance of the meeting.
  
• This meetup is focused on Joomla!, even though we may touch upon related discussions. If you are looking for answers to more general web development and internet marketing questions, those are generally addressed more in depth in other local meetup groups.