I'm making not-quite my maiden voyage with a stand hopefully tonight - it's been 10 years and I never have had the chance to use stands consistently. This will be my first time using that type of setup from the balcony rail of the venue. What are the basic tips/tricks/etiquette considerations of doing that? I assume, for example, that the right thing to do is tape the stand to the rail using some kind of heavy-duty tape, rather than spreading the legs out and taking up more space on the balcony. Is there a particular kind of tape that's good for this purpose?
My stand is one of those Bogen knockoff stands, so basically a light-stand type of design that telescopes.