NIGERIAN CHATR ROOM AGGRESSION

The chatroom  is a social network and communication tool invented in 1988.It enables people meet , get to know, make friends,exchange views and generally meet minds online or in the cyber space.It is a place for relaxation and catching fun.There are private and public chatrooms.In the last  few years, the number of people using chatrooms have increased astronomically .For this topic, focus will be on public chatrooms in Nigerian websites.To participate one needs to have a user name or an identity.Every website offering chatroom facility makes clear , the method/mode of gaining access to the chatrooms.Guide-lines of chatting are usually provided.Participants/users of the chatrooms must have a username or identity.The user name could be funny and bewildering.In chatrooms, there is usually no central topic of discussion and no moderation/moderator.The  lack of moderation becomes apparent when there are arguments ,differences and  when sessions become rowdy.
Each user  has his own way  of chatting.Some are polite ,reasonable,relgious,hilarious,vulgar, insultive or aggressive.One begin to wonder whether insults and aggression are excellent ways of relaxation.Aggression is a very  common behavioural characteristic in  the the Nigerian society.Reports  and observations have shown that, an average Nigerian is  not very polite.Ruyi Igiebon in his article  AGGRESSIVE ARGUMENTS A MAJOR  NIGERIAN TRAIT published on  the Nigerian Village Square website in 2008, concluded that it is  common for  Nigerians to  adopt aggression in settling disagreement.The result could be sometimes fatal.  Advocates of aggression in Nigerian chatrooms believe  it is fun and a defence mechanism by some users ,to distract or discourage intending lovers.They  are also of the opinion that aggression generates debate.Critics say in a mature setting , there ought to be an overall sense of decorum.To them ,chatroom is all about   friendship and relaxation.In the event of differences in opinion , people should be allowed to air their views.
Which ever way we see aggression in  Nigerian chatrooms, it  is  a behaviour and pattern that  will continue for a long time because chatroom is a melting point of people with  different temperament.