class Entity < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Associations
  has_one :contact, as: :contactable
  has_one :manifest
  has_many :channels
  has_many :items, through: :channels
  has_and_belongs_to_many :users
  belongs_to :parent, class_name: "Entity"
  has_many :children, class_name: "Entity", foreign_key: "parent_id"
  has_and_belongs_to_many :keywords


  # Validations
  validates :name, presence: true

  accepts_nested_attributes_for :contact

  def has_user? user
    users.exists? user
  end

end

class Entity < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Associations
  has_one :contact, as: :contactable
  has_one :manifest
  has_many :channels
  has_many :items, through: :channels
  has_and_belongs_to_many :users
  belongs_to :parent, class_name: "Entity"
  has_many :children, class_name: "Entity", foreign_key: "parent_id"
  has_and_belongs_to_many :keywords


  # Validations
  validates :name, presence: true

  accepts_nested_attributes_for :contact

  def to_s
    name
  end

  def has_user? user
    users.exists? user
  end

end

Define to_s to make life easier
Define to_s to make life easier
