i would like to make an inquiry.

i've been visiting 2chan for quite some time now, and i thought it's time i posted some things in one of the image boards/threads to show my enthusiasm as an english-speaking foreigner for 2chan... however, there's 2 problems:

1) i do not have a japanese text support program, therefore i can't view any japanese characters that i can try to read somehow.

2) i tried to make a post on a thread asking people if i can join in the fun, but instead i get this message: ???jp???ip?? (not jp). I was wondering if that had something to do with me having to literally type in japanese to post.

problem #1 is most apparent but solvable... but i have to wait. I'm mostly asking for help with problem #2.

Should this message i have written be bluntly ignored... well, maybe i can live with that. Maybe.