User blog comment:Del Darkskull/Please Be Careful/@comment-3152785-20120613131628/@comment-3242795-20120614132714

Yes, through a third party system that is external from the game. Game Masters are the exact same as players, except the same coding used to give founders the shiny names is used to give the GMs their fancy names and highlighted text. If you viewed POTCO through a GM, you'd see the same as you would through your normal player, save you fancy name and a lot more pirates around you.