<s>
Wizard	B-Application
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
MUDs	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
LPMuds	B-Application
,	O
AberMUDs	B-Protocol
and	O
MU*	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
a	O
term	O
for	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
's	O
developers	O
and	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
usage	O
originates	O
with	O
Richard	O
Bartle	O
's	O
original	O
MUD1	B-Protocol
and	O
MUD2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
frequently	O
abbreviated	O
"	O
wiz	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
sometimes	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
verb	O
;	O
to	O
wiz	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
wizard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wizard	B-Application
's	O
duties	O
may	O
involve	O
various	O
combinations	O
of	O
software	O
development	O
,	O
content	O
generation	O
,	O
gamemastering	O
,	O
community	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
administrative	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
such	O
as	O
apprentice	O
wizard	B-Application
,	O
elder	O
wizard	B-Application
(	O
"	O
elder	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
archwizard	O
(	O
"	O
arch	O
"	O
)	O
indicate	O
junior	O
or	O
senior	O
staff	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
commonly	O
used	O
terms	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
or	O
related	O
meanings	O
are	O
coder	O
,	O
developer	O
(	O
"	O
dev	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
administrator	O
(	O
"	O
admin	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
immortal	B-Application
(	O
"	O
imm	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
immort	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
God	B-Application
,	O
and	O
implementer	O
(	O
"	O
imp	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
most	O
often	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
builder	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
indicate	O
a	O
wizard	B-Application
,	O
usually	O
junior	O
in	O
standing	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
content	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
convention	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
early	O
MUDs	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
that	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
become	O
wizards	B-Application
after	O
advancing	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
practice	O
sometimes	O
presents	O
"	O
wizhood	O
"	O
as	O
another	O
level	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
wizards	B-Application
competing	O
to	O
develop	O
popular	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
a	O
questionable	O
approach	O
to	O
staffing	O
and	O
development	O
,	O
its	O
popularity	O
has	O
faded	O
with	O
the	O
MUDs	B-Application
of	O
later	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
wizard	B-Application
"	O
in	O
a	O
MUD	B-Application
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
a	O
staff	O
member	O
;	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
simply	O
in	O
its	O
ordinary	O
fantasy-genre	O
meaning	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
in-world	O
magicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Being	O
able	O
to	O
employ	O
this	O
usage	O
is	O
sometimes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
a	O
MUD	B-Application
chooses	O
to	O
use	O
setting-neutral	O
terms	O
like	O
"	O
administrator	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
developer	O
"	O
for	O
staff	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
