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	'''Self-claims''' are claims an entity makes about itself. They are ontologically distinct from those other entities make about it, or those that it makes about other entities. Without this distinction one cannot tell ordinary reference from ''self-reference''--nor easily determine how the entity forms its ~~SelfImage~~.		'''Self-claims''' are claims an entity makes about itself. They are ontologically distinct from those other entities make about it, or those that it makes about other entities. Without this distinction one cannot tell ordinary reference from ''self-reference''--nor easily determine how the entity forms its [[self-image]].

	'''Self-reference''' is usually considered the key to ''[[self-image]]'' and self awareness and ultimately any form of individual, group or [[collective intelligence]]. Without it, there can only be [[groupthink]] - the unexamined adherence to a prior list of self-claims made by interest groups, without a capacity to evolve these, or obsolete those claims that prevent the entity from achieving its destiny.		'''Self-reference''' is usually considered the key to ''[[self-image]]'' and self awareness and ultimately any form of individual, group or [[collective intelligence]]. Without it, there can only be [[groupthink]] - the unexamined adherence to a prior list of self-claims made by interest groups, without a capacity to evolve these, or obsolete those claims that prevent the entity from achieving its destiny.

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	'''Self-claims''' are claims an entity makes about itself. They are ontologically distinct from those other entities make about it, or those that it makes about other entities. Without this distinction one cannot tell ordinary reference from ''self-reference''--nor easily determine how the entity forms its SelfImage.		'''Self-claims''' are claims an entity makes about itself. They are ontologically distinct from those other entities make about it, or those that it makes about other entities. Without this distinction one cannot tell ordinary reference from ''self-reference''--nor easily determine how the entity forms its SelfImage.

	'''Self-reference''' is usually considered the key to ''self-image'' and self awareness and ultimately any form of individual, group or [[collective intelligence]]. Without it, there can only be [[groupthink]] - the unexamined adherence to a prior list of self-claims made by interest groups, without a capacity to evolve these, or obsolete those claims that prevent the entity from achieving its destiny.		'''Self-reference''' is usually considered the key to ''[[self-image]]'' and self awareness and ultimately any form of individual, group or [[collective intelligence]]. Without it, there can only be [[groupthink]] - the unexamined adherence to a prior list of self-claims made by interest groups, without a capacity to evolve these, or obsolete those claims that prevent the entity from achieving its destiny.

	Self-reference can at time be an annoyance or a distraction, but it is necessary in order to combat groupthink. If no examination of self-claims is allowed, discourse about current policies can devolve into [[duckspeak]].		Self-reference can at time be an annoyance or a distraction, but it is necessary in order to combat groupthink. If no examination of self-claims is allowed, discourse about current policies can devolve into [[duckspeak]].

Virtual community at 21:43, 21 May 2004

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'''Self-claims''' are claims an entity makes about itself. They are ontologically distinct from those other entities make about it, or those that it makes about other entities. Without this distinction one cannot tell ordinary reference from ''self-reference''--nor easily determine how the entity forms its SelfImage.

'''Self-reference''' is usually considered the key to ''self-image'' and self awareness and ultimately any form of individual, group or [[collective intelligence]]. Without it, there can only be [[groupthink]] - the unexamined adherence to a prior list of self-claims made by interest groups, without a capacity to evolve these, or obsolete those claims that prevent the entity from achieving its destiny.

Self-reference can at time be an annoyance or a distraction, but it is necessary in order to combat groupthink. If no examination of self-claims is allowed, discourse about current policies can devolve into [[duckspeak]].

Those self claims made very early in, or before, the entity's formation, are usually reflected in its [[founding assumption]]s, e.g. in a state constitution, a city charter, or a party ethic, which explicitly state such assumptions, and are usually key to the self-image.

Sometimes self-claims are primarily or wholly negative, e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]], which serves as a charter for that project. In this case they serve as an excuse for various kinds of eloision, censorship, and perhaps ultimately a [[decline of civility]] as the original self-claims are obsoleted by events or evolution.

The study of [[groupthink]] has shown repeatedly that the self claims of a group are best challenged anonymously, but with some means of limited accountability, e.g. known selection of the critic from a trusted group, or online, the availability of IP address information which provides some insight or traceability in case of genuine abuses.