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.