I - Linkest not to seek favor from false idols*
(*Google may not be a false idol. I'm waiting for a sign...)

II - Those who link in exchange for gold are link whores.*
(*linking in exchange for a return link may be marginally slutty)

III - Thou shalt not social link thine own site*
(*nor stumble it, tag it with the word "naked", nor send a memo to all employees telling them to digg it, or ask your children to link to your corporate site from their MySpace space or .edu based blog)

IV - If thou beginest thy link request email "To whometh it may concern", it shall be deleteth

V- Thou shalt not refer to content as link bait, any more than thou shall refer to your users as carp

VI - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's links.*
(*or if thou doest, only those from high trust TLDs, and shame upon 
thee who asks thy own child for a link from child's kindergarten school domain)

VII - Thou shalt not use the name Matt Cutts in vain*
(*at least not publically or where it could be dugg...)

VIII - Just because MSN search is stupideth does not giveth thee permission to link spameth them* (*it is fun though)

IX - If thou has truly reformeth, beg forgiveness via this formeth

X - The link schemer eateth from a bountiful table today, but the link farmer eateth for a lifetime