net.god

net.god

(person)/net god/ Accolade referring to anyone who satisfiessome combination of the following conditions: has been visibleon Usenet for more than 5 years, ran one of the originalbackbone sites, moderated an important newsgroup, wrote newssoftware, or knows Gene, Mark, Rick, Mel, Henry, Chuq, andGreg personally.

Net.goddesses such as Rissa or the Slime Sisters have (so far)been distinguished more by personality than by authority.

See demigod.