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...exclamation mark because it clarifies the difference between methods. user.has_role! ''site_admin'' user.has_role? ''site_admin'' user.is_moderator_of_what user.is_moderator_of! group user.is_moderator_of? group group.has_moderators group.has_moderators? The "group.has_moderators" case shows how there might be some ambiguity. Methods like has_blahs on models return an array of user objects that have role "blah". The has_moderators method doesn''t set a role, but it might be clear because sa...

...ethods that draw on the defined roles. You will be able to use methods like "user.is_fan_of angelina", "user.is_fan_of_what", or "angelina.has_fans?", where a ''fan'' is only defined in the roles table. Models also pick up has_* methods like "group.has_moderators" (returns array of users who have role ''moderator'') and "group.has_moderators?" * Pick-and-choose a mixin for your desired level of database complexity. For all the features, you will want to use "object roles table"