I'm preparing to tape my joints and around several of my eleven
electrical boxes. Larry may consider it "overkill", but I made
little cardboard box inserts, held by friction, which fit into the front
of each of the electrical boxes to protect the wires from drywall
knives, sanders, etc.

I noticed that the screw holes are still exposed so I'm planning to buy
a package of short 6-32 screws to protect the screw holes from now until
the time that I am finished painting. Is this the standard way to
protect the screw holes during the joint taping and painting process? I
assume that it's sufficient.

Bill