Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-82.15.80.136-20160727035127/@comment-25936766-20160727201145

SpiritedDreaming wrote: Often what Monty Oum has said in regards to things in the show is referred to as 'word of god'. He is the main creator, so it's as you say; a way to pay respects to Monty and acknowledge him, as well as a way to make the world of Remnant even further from our own by giving a proper name to the god they worship in the fanfics. Though it can also feel as overglorifying him, making him seem much better than he truly was, which can be disrespectful for some.

(At least Oum does sound like a god's name at least...).