I took a look at the Maya FAQ thread a while back and saw that it was not very well responded to but has lots of views.

There is great info in there so you can get rid of this thread if you wish- Maybe more people can throw some basic tips in there like very standard best practices that can get newbies off on a good foot.

BTW: what is the best format (less corruptible) to save a Maya file?

Cheers for the responses all!