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| '''Elitism''' is a belief or attitude that an ] — a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field (see below) — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone fit to govern. Elites may also treat others as not being good enough to be their companions. Thus elitism sees an elite as occupying a special position of authority or ] in a group, set apart from the majority of people who do not match up with their abilities or attributes. Thus this selected elite is treated with '''favouritism'''. Members of an ''inherited'' elite are ]s and naturally tend towards preserving the status quo. | |||
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| |name = The North Carolina vandal | |||
| |shortcut = ], ] | |||
| |Originalname =], ], ], numerous others | |||
| |lifespan = ], ] — present | |||
| |ISP = ] | |||
| |IPs = <small>63.19.128.0/17</small> <br> See also ]. | |||
| |hostmasks = Unknown | |||
| |RFCs = None | |||
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| |location = ], ] (?) | |||
| |severity = Unbelievably high | |||
| |Instructions = Usernames resembling "Jake Remington", "Regara", etc. are blocked on sight, accounts behaving similar to him are given reduced tolerance. IP adresses should only be blocked for short periods of time (see below) | |||
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| For the converse of "elitism" see "]" and "]". | |||
| Yes! Welcome to the North Carolina vandal's noticeboard. This is a place for reporting, discussing, and doing whatever you want, as long as it is allowed by its host, the North Carolina vandal! Recently the North Carolina vandal norice board has become extremely popular. See below for more information. | |||
| Attributes that identify an elite vary; personal achievement may not be essential. Attributes of elites include: | |||
| == North Carolina vandal posts == | |||
| * High level of ] | |||
| ===]=== | |||
| * Membership in powerful ]s and desirable clubs | |||
| Posted by ] on '''April 5, 2006'''. | |||
| * High level of ] | |||
| * High level of ] in a given field (]) | |||
| * High ] | |||
| * High natural abilities such as ] abilities | |||
| * High ] | |||
| * Good ], since "taste" is defined by the elite | |||
| * Claimed innate qualities, abilities, or other ]. | |||
| Commonly, large amount of personal ], often assessed as the reward of elite qualities by those who are impressed by it, are insufficient on their own, as every ] can attest. | |||
| This user should be blocked indefinitely. It insults my favorite, absolute FAVORITE vandal!! | |||
| The term ''elitism'' is also used to refer to situations where a group of people who claim to possess high abilities or simple an ] or ] conspire to give themselves extra privileges at the expense of all other people. This form of elitism may be described as '']''. | |||
| :Response by ] on '''April 5, 2006''' | |||
| :Yes, its blocked now. | |||
| Less commonly, ''elitism'' may also refer to situations where an elite is given both special privileges and special responsibilities, in the hope that this arrangement will benefit all people. | |||
| ===More Carlow Crab=== | |||
| Posted by ] on '''April 22, 2006'''. | |||
| At times elitism is closely related to ] and stratification. People within a higher social class are usually known as the "social elite". | |||
| It's good you have all the Carlow Crab recreations. Its fun, it seems. Antandrus, Curps,a nd their bunch of stupid losers seem to hate this. The vandalism is flooding. | |||
| ⚫ | == Anti-elitism == | ||
| RESPONSE, APRIL 24 2006:Yes, this is great. Keep up the good work, North Carolina vandal. | |||
| : ''Main article: ]'' | |||
| == Regara posts == | |||
| The term "elitism" or the title "elitist" can be used resentfully by a person who is not a member of an elite, or is a member but resents their position or uses it in a condescending or cynical manner in order to ridicule or criticise practices which discriminate on the basis of ability or attributes. Often, accusing someone of being an "elitist" is a ] remark meant to imply that the person in question does not in fact belong to an elite, but is merely a hanger-on. Elitism can be seen as encouraging the exclusion of large numbers of people from positions of privilege or power. Thus, many anti-elitists seek the social equality of ], ], ], or ]. They may also support ], ], ], and increasingly high ] for the wealthiest members of society. All of these measures seek to reduce the gap of power between the elites and non-elites. | |||
| ===Good, more socks=== | |||
| Posted by ] on '''May 3, 2006''': | |||
| == Elitism and education == | |||
| It seems like Regara is returning to hsi vandalism, like Jake Remington. Hey, NCV, I wonder whether you could create some new identities. | |||
| : ''Main article: ]'' | |||
| RESPONSE MAY 4 BY NCV HIMSELF:Yes. I'll try. And Antandrus will really, rwally fuss when he sees new NC vandal action, ha ha. | |||
| '''Elitism''' in the context of ] is the practice of concentrating attention on or allocating funding to the ]s who rank highest in a particular field of endeavour, the other students being deemed less worthy of attention. | |||
| ==Jake Remington posts== | |||
| Elitism in education could be based upon learning ability, knowledge, or other abilities. | |||
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| == See also == | |||
| Posted May 5 2006 by ]: | |||
| * ] | |||
| I think its great you are running new accounts for the "Jake Remington" vandal. I hope you can run a vandalbot someday, putting the deletion tag onto the elitism article at really, really high speeds. | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==Danielle Cunio posts== | |||
| ] | |||
| ===Idea behind Danielle Cunio=== | |||
| Posted April 30 2006 by Shake Sheminghouse: | |||
| ] | |||
| Hey, NC Vandal, what was your original plan for the Danielle Cunio accounts. My guess would be making fun of evangelical losers, as that would be your style. | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| RESPONSE BY THE NCV: Yes that is. The real Danielle Cunio is the daughter of Phil Cunio, who very repeatedly breaks the law by making moonshine. | |||
| ] | |||
| =====NC VANDAL WE WORSHIP YOU===== | |||
| ALL HAIL NC VANDAL | |||
Revision as of 03:01, 9 May 2006
Elitism is a belief or attitude that an elite — a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field (see below) — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone fit to govern. Elites may also treat others as not being good enough to be their companions. Thus elitism sees an elite as occupying a special position of authority or privilege in a group, set apart from the majority of people who do not match up with their abilities or attributes. Thus this selected elite is treated with favouritism. Members of an inherited elite are aristocrats and naturally tend towards preserving the status quo.
For the converse of "elitism" see "anti-elitism" and "populism".
Attributes that identify an elite vary; personal achievement may not be essential. Attributes of elites include:
- High level of political influence
- Membership in powerful cliques and desirable clubs
- High level of academic qualifications
- High level of experience in a given field (achieved status)
- High intelligence
- High natural abilities such as athletic abilities
- High creativity
- Good taste, since "taste" is defined by the elite
- Claimed innate qualities, abilities, or other ascribed status.
Commonly, large amount of personal wealth, often assessed as the reward of elite qualities by those who are impressed by it, are insufficient on their own, as every nouveau riche can attest.
The term elitism is also used to refer to situations where a group of people who claim to possess high abilities or simple an in-group or cadre conspire to give themselves extra privileges at the expense of all other people. This form of elitism may be described as discrimination.
Less commonly, elitism may also refer to situations where an elite is given both special privileges and special responsibilities, in the hope that this arrangement will benefit all people.
At times elitism is closely related to social class and stratification. People within a higher social class are usually known as the "social elite".
Anti-elitism
- Main article: Anti-elitism
The term "elitism" or the title "elitist" can be used resentfully by a person who is not a member of an elite, or is a member but resents their position or uses it in a condescending or cynical manner in order to ridicule or criticise practices which discriminate on the basis of ability or attributes. Often, accusing someone of being an "elitist" is a pejorative remark meant to imply that the person in question does not in fact belong to an elite, but is merely a hanger-on. Elitism can be seen as encouraging the exclusion of large numbers of people from positions of privilege or power. Thus, many anti-elitists seek the social equality of Egalitarianism, Populism, Socialism, or Communism. They may also support affirmative action, social security, luxury tax, and increasingly high progressive tax for the wealthiest members of society. All of these measures seek to reduce the gap of power between the elites and non-elites.
Elitism and education
- Main article: Academic elitism
Elitism in the context of education is the practice of concentrating attention on or allocating funding to the students who rank highest in a particular field of endeavour, the other students being deemed less worthy of attention.
Elitism in education could be based upon learning ability, knowledge, or other abilities.