Welcome to Island Zero. On the site, there is no form of registration, logging on, or memberships needed in order to post. Not only is it an interesting concept, but it places the importance on the content of the poster rather than the poster themselves. Posters within Island Zero are encouraged to not to use personal tags, nicknames, or signatures.
Categories and topics are seperated into specific boards. These boards guide discussions and usually create their own community within the site, and it is recommended (but not required) to lurk in order to get a general feel for each one. Each board also has their own set of rules, go to the board rules. If you see that a board is lagging or you would like to contribute, creating a thread is only a click away!
In the form to create threads and posts, there are important components that aren't apparent the first time.
While it is encouraged to leave the "Name" field blank, inserting any name in the field will display when your post is created. Since other users are able to do the same thing, tripcodes serve as a unique identity. To generate a name with a tripcode, use a pound symbol, "#", after your name and insert a passphrase. For example, "Anonymous#myCoolTripCode!" will always return "Anonymous!cENvZGUh". Since normal tripcodes only use passwords, they can be cracked. However, with a secure tripcode, the only difference is that it is entirely unique to you, and the passphrase cannot be cracked. To create a secure tripcode, add an extra pound symbol, so you would input "Anonymous##myCoolTripCode!" and in one instance it would return "Anonymous!!jwuGEeQe".
This is where your thread title will go. To ensure thread quality and more users coming to your thread, it is recommended to include tags and a write descriptive message. At best, these should be good guidelines to get started, feel free to experiment and mess around with them. Below is an example of a good and bad example of thread subjects.
下げ [さげ], is a Japanese verb meaning "to lower". Pronounced as /sɑɡɛ/ and sometimes /seɪdʒ/, this is a way to post in a thread without bumping it to the top of the board. Sage'ing a thread is effectively a form of user moderation, since saged threads will fall to the bottom and become pruned while the popular and good threads stay up at the top.
By default, you are redirected to your thread after creating one, so "noko" is an option to block this, keeping you at the board index.
There are three options for formatting your threads and posts - plain text, ASCII and SJIS art. These options can be selected while you are creating a post or thread, and will responsively change. This can help give you a preview of your art before you post it.