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Contents 1 True 2 Removing memetics category 3 Added new section, citations, and section heads 4 References

[edit] True

Are Portuguese Men o' War and chondrophores true superorganisms? —JerryFriedman 18:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I would think that they qualify, other examples are ant colonies and bee hives, or coral reefs.--Scorpion451 07:07, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing memetics category

I am removing the memetics category from this article since you learn no more about the article's contents from the category and v.v. Since so many things may be memes we should try to keep the category closely defined in order to remain useful. Hope you're okay with that. The link to meme would be enough I suggest. Facius 18:21, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that this has more than a loose connection to memetics anyway, more towards cybernetics and biology--scorpion 451 rant 20:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added new section, citations, and section heads

I have supplied a new section subhead. Please advise what you think. Also, I have added a new section, for the topic is also related to sociology and economics. I have cited the new section extensively. It may seem controversial, but hey: the term superorganic was coined^[1] by a sociologist, and the issues, as you will see, are the same as in the main article.

Feel free to kill it if it seems too offpoint or long for the article.

I have also dug up a few citations for the earlier parts of the article. I'm afraid someone else will have to find the Timothy Leary cite!

[edit] References

Wirkman 02:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)