God Modding is when someone attacks or does something to another character without giving them any chance to move, say something back, etc.

For example, the incorrect version of
"She swung her sword and slashed him"
compared to
"She swung her sword at him, aiming to slash him with it".

See? The difference is that in the correct example, "he" has a chance to dodge or get hit, and therefore chooses if his character is slashed with "her" sword or not.

Please remember that NO, you may NOT dodge an attack EVERY single time...once in a while, or even 'often' is okay; especially if you have a fairly agile and alert character; although still, no pet is perfect; and every quick, alert, agile character will mess up sometimes; and every stocky, powerful character will sometimes.

Remember; injuries and wounds aren't always a bad thing.
Usually, if your character is hurt severely in a public role play and it is near others, you're going to cause a tad scene, so it would be very easy to start an interaction with another character, instead of randomly walking up to them and being all, "Hi! Who are you?" XD

Anyway, as I just said, injuries can sometimes prove to be a nice twist in the role play, but the main thing here is that you /cannot/ attack a character without giving them a chance to respond, and you /cannot/ avoid every single attack aimed at your character, as both ways are godmodding.

For another detailed description of this...

"To Control or Not to Control"

As a rule of thumb, it is best not to control anyone's character unless you have their explicit permission to do so.
Under no circumstances can you take control of another role-players characters.
A reason for this, is that you do not know how the other person would make his or her character act in different situations, and therefore, it is strongly recommended that you not take control, even to speak, for another persons character.

Another (less known) rule of thumb, but, but goes the same as a persons character, is an NPC (Non-Player Character). Some people do not wish their NPC's to be controlled by others, as no one else knows how that NPC's would act, etc. Again, ask permission if you can, or cannot, use a role-players NPC.

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