Largest BBS currently? Most users etc reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- masturkiller · 2022-10-12 15:06 Can anyone tell me what the largest BBS is presently with the most number of users? a guess is fine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BoringTchotchke · 2022-10-12 16:14 I'd guess either the synchro.net bbs or agency bbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cognitivegear · 2022-10-12 16:19 I haven't seen any stats on popularity but just based on the number of posts etc I'm thinking Level 29 might be a contender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dperry324 · 2022-10-12 16:34 I think its some telnet bbs in china. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- auric0m · 2022-10-12 16:34 20forbeers is quite popular, bottomless abyss and ink2 as well ---------------------------------------------------------------------- masturkiller · 2022-10-12 16:36 For some reason I can't connect to ink 2 and I'm not sure why and coincidentally I live maybe about two or three miles from wherever that person's system is hosted lol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- auric0m · 2022-10-12 16:54 triggered the autobanner maybe? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kiwidrew · 2022-10-12 20:11 Realm of Serion is quite active because of the LoRD tournaments, I think there's at least 20 regular players right now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Falk3n_ · 2022-10-12 20:53 There is a large telnet BBS in Taiwan called [PTT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTT_Bulletin_Board_System). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-10-12 21:23 Reign of Fire BBS is a popular for a non-pc BBS that has been on telnet for the last 12 years. Also, aBSiNTHE BBS for another popular non-PC BBS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Practical_Cartoonist · 2022-10-13 00:47 If my 60 seconds of Internet research are correct, PTT gets 500k comments per day, and reddit gets only 470k comments per day. PTT is a crazy active BBS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nevarro · 2022-10-13 02:03 Thanks! Yes, we have the LORD tournament for sure. The BBS is door game centric and has some other fun things. Cool people, too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-10-13 03:02 it is, i've been on it ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13_0_0_0_0 · 2022-10-13 03:07 20forbeers and bottomless abyss might not have a ton of simultaneous users, but check out the networked messages in there and the mirc network, especially Friday afternoon when they have a meetup (Gravy Train or something like that). There’s a bunch on, and they’re pretty active. The meetup is simulcasted live on YouTube. I haven’t been on in a long time but it was the most activity I’ve seen at once. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- masturkiller · 2022-10-13 03:08 Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shurato99 · 2022-10-13 03:14 I can't connect either from ftelnet using a proxy or my local system using netrunner or syncterm to ink 2. Disappointing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- masturkiller · 2022-10-13 03:15 Yeah I can't connect to that bbs I still haven't been able too. I can't even connect to 20 for beers either . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shurato99 · 2022-10-13 04:29 I was just on 20 for beers no problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2022-10-13 08:59 Largest number of users, or largest number of ACTIVE users? Not the same number! Probably Vertrauen has the largest number of users, but that's also the Synchronet BBS HQ. I know the Diamond Mine Online has about 440 users. [bbs.dmine.net](https://bbs.dmine.net) port 24 and 2323 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- masturkiller · 2022-10-13 09:31 Thank you 😊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AtariBBS · 2022-10-14 14:13 https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/ The site has statistics around bbs popularity and other analysis. Voting is from users.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PaulLee420 · 2022-10-26 00:37 The PTT family of Taiwanese BBSes are still the most active, period. PTT, PTT2 & PTT3 are still widely used as social media and forums in Taiwan. I’ve attempted to create accounts, as they have great art that was once covered in a magazine article, but their BBSes use email verification, are in the Taiwanese font set (google picture translate helps, but it’s still hard for me…) and require you to be from their country. Anyone know how to get an account? I’ve even tried emailing or contacting the (many) sysops and moderators, to no avail. I want to experience the PTT art! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PaulLee420 · 2022-10-26 00:40 Do you have an account? What font set worked best for viewing the characters? I couldn’t get past the captcha/email verification. If so, I’d love to learn how. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-10-29 19:55 i used an android telnet client and i just worked through it. i've had a few accounts on it because i call it once and dont call again for a long time. you have no reason to be on it. unless you speak Taiwanese ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-11-10 21:34 it's mostly forums. why do you think there's art? i tried to get on again and i can't. they changed something in the login. ​ you can read the forums and use a translator on the web ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PaulLee420 · 2022-11-11 22:44 I read a magazine article that showed a ton of the petscii-like art across the PTT family - like forum title screens, contests and more… I’ll try to find the article, it was really good - and made me wanna get an account. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-11-12 06:51 yeah i'm not able to get in. maybe i'll try lunaterm again on my android phone and see what happens ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InvaderBeepis · 2022-11-12 17:00 Plus Paulie420 is great! I don’t know him very well, but he seems like the BBS community’s equivalent of your hometown’s “local legend” sort of guy. 😃 *“Oh Paulie? Yeah he’s awesome! I heard he once flew a paraglider off the water tower, did a triple barrel roll, and then made a perfect landing onto a barstool at Smuff’s Tavern where he proceeded to literally drink 24 beers!”* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- trekkingscouter · 2022-12-16 18:32 [synchro.net](https://synchro.net) would be my guess given how many Sync boards there are. But if the question is more for active users, I'd think Diamond Mine is close to the top -- it's the busiest I've seen, most times I'm on there are a few folks online.