A BBS that was not accessible for the majority of scene members. Access was a privilege for the "elites" of a particular sub-scene. Often (but not always!), such BBSs carried pirated software, they were protected by a NUP (new user password), their numbers were not advertised, and their ads carried slogans along the lines of "No Lamers!" or "Elite Only".

This tag describes bbs'es that were not open 24 hours a day on a dedicated line, but only during the nighttime. This was usually since the line was shared with other users who were using it for voice during the daytime.

This BBS carried PC releases and/or was part of the PC scene. Please note that it does not automatically mean that the BBS ran on a PC.