In reading about Friday's ride at http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forum...ad.php?t=35058 I was wondering what some of the do's and dont's are about riding in a group. This is a sincere question and I am not pointing fingers at anyone. I just want to make sure everyone knows what they are getting themselves into when riding in a group.

I understand that one of the do's is to top off your tank before meeting with the group and to know how far you can go on a tank.
However, I also thought that if you ride in a group you have some sort of a "captain" who organizes and manages the trip and ensures that everyone's fine. I found this interesting article: http://www.gmasw.com/riderule.pdf. Not sure who the author is. But it seems to make a lot of sense to me.

Is this article accurate or are my expectations too high?