PAYAE

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 18 years ago

Ok.. perhaps y'all remember from the olden times when there was this little thing called PAYAE (People Against Yelling At Em). I can only remember a handful of names, so I'll ask for a rolecall, please. Any PAYAE members still around?

On another note, I'd like to nominate Ekawa Design for PAYAE membership in an unprecidented beginning of the year appointment. However, he IS the ultimate PAYAE member. The rest of y'all for it?

Sara Kendall · Post by **Sara Kendall** » 18 years ago

How can I become a member?

Emily Mitchell · Post by **Emily Mitchell** » 18 years ago

I don't know if I ever "officially" joined, but I am definitely a Person AYAE B)

And Ewaka Design is cool- and would be a great PAYAE member.

Dave Shields · Post by **Dave Shields** » 18 years ago

Wow, that's really cool! I am already a member of PETE (People for the Ethical Treatement of Emily). So sign me up for another club!

I believe it was Groucho Marx who coined the phrase (or something like it): I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

Maybe a more fitting quote for this group is: Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse.(also Groucho Marx)

Daryl Dennis · Post by **Daryl Dennis** » 18 years ago

Interesting that the PAYAE is typed in ALL CAPS. Shouldn't the organization practice good modeling and be the payae? Or better yet the <span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>payae</span>.

Post by **The Steward** » 18 years ago

Well, SIM is in all caps for NO reason, I just like it that way.

Ronda Figal · Post by **Ronda Figal** » 18 years ago

LOL, a lot of organization's use caps for ther abbrievations as a way of catching yur attention.. not as yelling at prospective members...lol i like it makes it stand out and i'd like to become a mamber of both of these clubs...

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 18 years ago

IsaP wrote: Ok.. perhaps y'all remember from the olden times when there was this little thing called PAYAE (People Against Yelling At Em). I can only remember a handful of names, so I'll ask for a rolecall, please. Any PAYAE members still around?

On another note, I'd like to nominate Ekawa Design for PAYAE membership in an unprecidented beginning of the year appointment. However, he IS the ultimate PAYAE member. The rest of y'all for it?

*raises hand* EYE!

Ekawa is definitely membership material

Sara Kendall · Post by **Sara Kendall** » 18 years ago

I would like to join PAYAE

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 18 years ago

Don't know why you aren't already a member but I will also nominate Sara for membership into PAYAE.

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 18 years ago

Well, normally, PAYAE inducts one new member per year (usually at the end of the year). I remember inducting Jon, Mako and Steph. I think this year, we'll induct two, so keep yer eyes open.

Guidelines for PAYAE:
1 - No yelling at Em for any reason! (this is a general rule that should be practiced by all).

2 - Emily does not control math or physics. If your horse lost, it is because the SIM computer said so, not Em. No horse losing is because she has a grudge against you. Don't yell at her for it.

3 - Emily cannot control the actions of others. She can ask nicely, but ultimately, it's the choice of the player to comply or not. If someone ticks you off, it's not Em's fault. Don't yell at her for it.

4 - Doing things like checking results, entering races AND breeding at the same time on results night makes SIM unhappy. If the SIM goes kaputzie while you're doing said items, wait. If Em doesn't know (and believe me, she usually finds out quickly), she will be told by someone nicely and calmly. Don't yell at her for it.

5 - Em works very hard on the SIM. She has put her heart into it (which you can tell in the details) and gets paid a minimal amount for all her time and effort. If Em takes time to do things a little longer than usual, there is a reason, and since she does it for free... Don't yell at her for it.

6 - (coming from personal experience) Computer code is an unwieldy, evil thing. If there is a glitch, discuss it calmly and wait patiently for the answer. Don't yell at her for it.

7 - Happy Em is a good Em. Make her smile. Say "Thank you". Consider your silks as a way to pay her back a fraction of what the SIM is worth to us all (remember three LONG years without it and how sad it made us to say "goodbye").

So... yeah.. when it doubt, don't yell at Em and you, too, can join the ranks of PAYAE. Umm.. one day, I'll figure out how to send out mugs to the members, I swear...

(if this post is in any way offensive, my email is KthrM4@aol.com gripe at me directly, not at Em)

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 18 years ago

I love how all five out of the seven said, and I quote:

"Don't yell at her for it"

That should be PAYAE's motto.