Unwarranted Self-Importance

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Mastering Pokiemans may be impressive to your mom, but the rest of us still think you're a dildo.

A theory introduced to civilization in the form of Socrates, Unwarranted Self-Importance (USI) is the feeling that you are actually worth something despite not having made any contributions to anything at all, thus making yourself look like a complete twat.

This is common amongst LiveJournal and Kuro5hin users, chavs, pre-med students, Coalition soldiers who have actually been to Iraq and others prone to arrogance (Kyle Herman, a wannabe pimp, fits nicely into this catagory and should be slapped for his faggotry). It occurs on ED all the time.

Unwarranted self-importance is also often associated with flamers or n00bs, Americunts, The French, and especially those goddamn Canadians. It will be found on sites where posts or edits are encouraged, as many imagine themselves working for some greater power as they upset others. It also comes into play when the unwarrantably self-important are lacking in one or more areas of their lives, e.g. being too poor to afford a TV. Most people that reward themselves with the feeling that they are important can easily be considered bastards.

People who believe themselves important should seek help, perhaps because of narcissistic tendencies - except for Jacknstock, who was fucking fired instead.

Elitists

Elite is also the name of an Israeli chocolate manufacturer

An Elitist is an individual who thinks he or she is somehow better than/above the rest of the Internets, yet always manages to have the time to stop and lecture from some moral high ground/soap box. In reality, they fail just as hard and often as the rest of us

Elitists often give their opinion regardless of whether it is welcomed, and it is always condescending or pedantic in nature. It kind of is what I'm doing right now.

“	What if I AM so important?	„
—You

If the above quote applies to you, then you are perfectly sane and should seek out Xenu for further guidance.

Reasons for Elitism

There are multiple reasons someone may think themselves less pathetic than the rest of the human race.

Because they (fill in the blank):

Are thinner than you.
Are really dragons.
Hate fags more than you.
Are more conservative than you.
Eat moar placentas than you.
Have more artistic talent than you.
Are more special than you.
Believe in God less than you.
Belong to an oppressed fandom that is not a choice.
Drink more blood than you.
Are cooler than you.
Have an older religion than you.
Know that nobody's perfect and they've got a work it again and again 'till they get it right

Examples of Unwarranted Self-Importance on Wikipedia

Basically, most Wikipedians are guilty of unwarranted self-importance. The mildest cases are those who think their edits are actually contributing significantly to an encyclopedia. Jimbo-christened administrators have unwarranted importance, but it may or may not be self-importance, since Jimbo seems to think them important (or more important than other ~~peons~~ Wikipedians). The worst case of unwarranted self-importance are those Wikipedians who have not been Knighted by Jimbo, but pathetically, desperately want to be, like this guy, so they actually start sycophantically acting like administrators,in the hope that their "initiative" will be noted and rewarded. Here is an example of Jaysweet's self-importance:

“	Hi, if you are reading this you saw that I am helping out at the administrator's noticeboard, even though I am not an admin. I believe what I do is useful, and I will continue to do so unless/until an admin asks me to stop. I created the disclaimer after a user became frustrated that he had filed a report and a non-admin had responded. I think I was helpful in that case anyway, but in the spirit of full disclosure, I now often let people know as soon as I answer an ANI report that I am not an admin, especially if I believe the thread will eventually result in admin intervention.	„
<p style="font-size:85%; line-height:1em; text-align:right">—Jaysweet, Source</p>