Chat+Rooms

toc =What are Chat Rooms?=

A [|chat room] is a form of synchronous communication, which allows two or more users who are present, to interact with each other at the same time over a virtual interface.

Oldest Forms of Chat Rooms

 * Havens
 * [|Talkers]
 * [|Internet Relay Chat (IRC)]
 * Dalnet
 * EFnet

Negative Effects of Chat Rooms
Have you ever watched the new? Well, when viewing the new a common kidnapping or even killing is because of people meeting on the internet. Many children these day talk to other people not knowing that those people are older guys trying to lure the children in. For example: An episode on the T.V show "Smart Guy" where T-Jay was chatting online about video games and thought he was talking to another child when the topic of selling video games for cheap. Once he met up with the guy, the guy ended up being an older man who was really involved in child pornography.Situations like this occur and children should be cautious about the people they choose to chat with.


 * Advantages and Disadvantages of Chat Rooms**

**Advantages**

 * In well-monitored chat rooms, it is possible to meet people from all over the world that share common interests on topics such as music and entertainment,politics and religion in safe and non- threatening environment.
 * You can communicate directly with people and it can save you time. (group meeting and so on.)
 * You can participate in an online community where there is no judgement based upon appearance.

**Disadvantages**

 * The chat room discussions may become sexual or violent, or could promote hatred against others.
 * Because some people feel totally anonymous in chat rooms, they believe they can act in any manner they want. (Girls in particular may receive crude ro sexual comments).
 * Chat rooms are cruising grounds for pedophiles and other predators who want to make contact with young people. Thats because young teenagers may feel anonymous when chatting online, so they are more likely to speak honestly and conversations can quickly become intimate.
 * Online relationships with strangers in chat rooms can lead to you being cyberstalked, sent pornography or pressured to arrange a real-world meeting.
 * You can become too involved in risk-taking activities. (Online flirting or sexual chat).
 * Chat room participants can end up hurting others. "Flaming," where you make personal insults or disrespect a person, is common in chat rooms.

=Examples of Chat Rooms and Instant Messaging Systems=



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**Acronyms found in Chat Rooms :**
asl - age, sex, location brb - be right back b4 - before bf - boyfriend bff - best friends forever bbl - be back later bfn - bye for now bbs - be back soon br - best regards b/w - between btw - by the way cul8r - see you later cya - see ya diku - do i know you d/l - down load em - email f2f - face to face 4ce- force g2g - got to go gr - gotta run gfn - gone for now gf - girlfriend hh- holding hands imo - in my opinon imho - in my humble opinion idk - i don't know ino - i know jk - just kidding jw - just wondering k - okay kit - keep in touch lol - laugh out loud lmao - laughing my ass off l8r - later luv u - love you myob - mind your own business n e wyz- anyways np - no problem nvm - nevermind omg - oh my god plz - please ppl - people pita - pain in the ass qt - cutie rofl - rolling on the floor laughing roflmao - rolling on the floor laughing my ass off rl - real life sys - see you soon ttyl - talk to you later ty - thank you thx - thanks tc - take care tps - that's pretty stupid tyt - take your time tyvm - thank you very much tafn - that's all for now trdmf - tears running down my face ts - tough shit tmr - tomorrow tn - tonite u2 - you too ur - your W -** w/e – whatever w/o u- without you wtg - way to go wdys - what did you say? yw - you're welcome yl - young lady ym - young man 4u - for you
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Emoticons
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 * :) Smiley face
 * ;) Wink
 * :( Sad face
 * :/ Confused
 * ;o Surprised

Asian Style of Emoticons

 * @_@ confused
 * o_O surprise
 * ^_^ happy
 * T_T crying
 * -_-b sweating
 * \^o^/ hug
 * .\_/.# angry
 * （￣▽￣）～■□～（￣▽￣） Cheers!

Related Wiki Links
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 * ICQ

**Sources**
Wikipedia. 2 November 2006. __Chat Rooms__. 3 November 2006 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_rooms>.] Wikipedia. 26 Novermeber 2006. Emoticon. 26 November 2006 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon>.]