<s>
God	O
or	O
Goddess	O
,	O
in	O
MUDs	B-Application
,	O
often	O
refers	O
to	O
an	O
administrator	O
of	O
a	O
MUD	B-Application
server	O
,	O
most	O
typically	O
the	O
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
term	O
,	O
mostly	O
used	O
in	O
DikuMUDs	B-Application
,	O
is	O
implementer	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
imp	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
the	O
term	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
sense	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
or	O
Gods	O
will	O
most	O
often	O
be	O
supervising	O
staffers	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
wizards	B-Application
or	O
immortals	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
of	O
entities	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
gods	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
MUD	B-Application
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
mean	O
that	O
this	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
is	O
being	O
applied	O
;	O
the	O
word	O
's	O
ordinary	O
usage	O
is	O
also	O
frequently	O
in	O
evidence	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
non-player	O
character	O
gods	O
or	O
even	O
non-administrative	O
player	O
character	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
the	O
term	O
God	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
original	O
usage	O
for	O
either	O
the	O
player	O
end	O
game	O
or	O
sysadmin	O
status	O
in	O
MUDs	B-Application
with	O
Rob	O
Roy	B-Protocol
Trubshaw	I-Protocol
and	O
Richard	O
Bartles	O
seminal	O
1978	O
and	O
1985	O
MUD1	B-Protocol
&	O
2	O
using	O
Wizard	B-Application
(	O
MUD	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
many	O
contemporary	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
such	O
as	O
Shades	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Mirrorworld	O
(	O
1986	O
)	O
also	O
using	O
Wizard	B-Application
or	O
Arch	O
Wizard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Lives	I-Application
in	O
1989	O
evolved	O
this	O
concept	O
even	O
further	O
pioneering	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
player	O
Gods	O
associated	O
with	O
stylised	O
spheres	O
(	O
Stars	O
,	O
War	O
,	O
Fire	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Importantly	O
as	O
noted	O
by	O
Richard	O
Bartle	O
Avalon	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
pioneer	O
this	O
concept	O
of	O
player	O
gods	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
remained	O
within	O
the	O
fiction	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
sysadmins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
Avalon	B-Application
has	O
competitively	O
Ordained	O
ten	O
gods	O
and	O
appointed	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussion	O
of	O
MUD	B-Application
Gods	O
frequently	O
touches	O
on	O
the	O
absolute	O
power	O
individuals	O
assuming	O
this	O
title	O
typically	O
have	O
over	O
the	O
virtual	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
conflict	O
in	O
MUDs	B-Application
occurs	O
between	O
an	O
administrator	O
who	O
uses	O
this	O
power	O
in	O
an	O
arbitrary	O
and	O
capricious	O
fashion	O
and	O
others	O
who	O
believe	O
standards	O
of	O
fairness	O
should	O
be	O
upheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MUD-related	O
works	O
often	O
warn	O
prospective	O
players	O
against	O
annoying	O
a	O
God	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
behavioral	O
constraint	O
on	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
