The wild popularity of bulletin boards is directly related to their ability to facilitate a chat. Many netters mesmerized by the BBS admit that the fresh sensation of gabbing with new friends in the "heart-to-heart conference" is one of the main reasons for its coming into fashion.
不少「沈迷」BBS 的網友都承認，和不認識的人在「知心雅室」內聊天的新鮮感，是 BBS 受歡迎的原因之一；更有人是擺明瞭就想透過網路交異性朋友的。