Hello!
I am a new transfer student at NTU, from a university in the United States.
My Chinese is at an elementary level, so I've been looking for ways to actively
employ it in my everyday activities.
I've heard of PTT before I arrived, but only recently has my Chinese improved
to the point where I could even properly register.
Although the United States had BBS's in the early 1990s, they waned in
popularity before the 2000s, and the closest comparisons today would be reddit
and imageboards. The BBS is a relatively alien interface by comparison.
As such, I had a few questions:
1. Is telnet the only way to post on a board? I don't see any sort of webpage
interface (HTML) anywhere online.
2. When posting, is one supposed to make a newline when you reach the end of
the page, or will the post be automatically formatted afterwards?
(I have the creeping feeling this is less of an issue when using Chinese
characters regardless.)
3.While I understand that any community has its inside jokes, is there a sort
of common glossary or dictionary for newbies? (Links in Chinese are encouraged)
Pardon my assault of questions, and thank you very much for taking the time
to read this!