Registration is required for most of the forums in the bulletin board.
This is not a tacky form of bulletin board administration, but a means of discouraging people from disrupting the peace of the forums through a veil of absolute anonymity. Registration is free and you are not obliged to provide your actual name. A valid email address is required, however. The lack of physical communication in public chat rooms has led to the birth of smilies to convey much needed emotions and nuances of expression in the virtual community. These smilies are great helpers in the expression of one's exact thoughts as distinct individuals interpret text differently.