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

A guido demonstrating USI on MySpace... who'dve thunk it?

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, Coalition soldiers who have actually been to Iraq and others prone to arrogance, from which this state of mind commonly draws most of its qualities. It even occurs on ED all the time.

Unwarranted self-importance is also often associated with flamers or n00bs, Americunts, and The French. It may be found on sites where posts or edits are encouraged, as many will imagine themselves working for some greater power as they upset others. It also comes into play when the unwarrantedly 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.

[edit] 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 making a difference. 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 Wikipedians). The worst case of unwarranted self-importance are those wikipedians who have not been beknighted by Jimbo, but pathetically, desparately want to be, like [this guy], so they actually start sycophantically acting like administrators, with the hope that their "initiative" will be noted and rewarded. Here is an example of Jaysweet's self-importance:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jaysweet/Why_I_help_out_at_ANI_even_though_I_am_not_an_admin

"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."