Net.god

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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 (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  net.god
       
           /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}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1996-01-07)