from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
net.god
/net god/, n.
Accolade referring to anyone who satisfies some combination of the
following conditions: has been visible on Usenet for more than 5
years, ran one of the original backbone sites, moderated an important
newsgroup, wrote news software, or knows Gene, Mark, Rick, Mel, Henry,
Chuq, and Greg personally. See {demigod}. Net.goddesses such as Rissa
or the Slime Sisters have (so far) been distinguished more by
personality than by authority.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
net.god
<person> /net god/ Accolade referring to anyone who satisfies
some combination of the following conditions: has been visible
on {Usenet} for more than 5 years, ran one of the original
backbone sites, moderated an important newsgroup, wrote news
software, or knows Gene, Mark, Rick, Mel, Henry, Chuq, and
Greg personally.
Net.goddesses such as Rissa or the Slime Sisters have (so far)
been distinguished more by personality than by authority.
See {demigod}.
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