RHB: <<does someone have a list for me please on the rules for following talmudic tannaim and amoraim shitas?, eg rav, shmuel, abayee/ravva, etc??>> Try Halichos Olam and its commentaries Klalei HaGemara and Yavin Shmua. Alternatively try Tshovos Havos Yair # 94. David Riceman