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Chat rooms (chat) differ from the forums in which they are conducted in real time. Everyone type in your message and press the button on the sending (Send), everyone can see your message. Others respond immediately by typing your comments and pressing Send.

In a chat room crowded, the exchange interaction can be a very fast, often somewhat chaotic. Because of this, some rooms are always a moderator. It is he who gives some structure to the discussion, and you can start a protocol for sending email questions to a guest.

For example, in some rooms you will have to type a question mark to show that he would like to ask a question. Then wait until the moderator asks you to formulate your question. The moderator also helps focus the issue on the topic of discussion. In chat rooms that often have no moderators are often out of the conversation to those who are considered bothering others with your comments.

Anonymity

Another attraction of chat rooms is that nobody knows who you really are. You have no identity or past reputation. You can be who you want to be. If you are interested to see what is talking about teens, you may enter a teen chat room and pretend to have sixteen years. Or if you are a man, but wants to know how women think and speak, you can choose a feminine name and wait in some chat rooms for women.

However, this feature of the chat can also be dangerous. It allows people to take characters and are difficult to take the identity of other members of the usual chat. For this reason, it is best not to give his real name, address or other private information while chatting.

For this reason, in chat rooms as the fullness of the pre-registration is required for those wishing to participate in the chat. Thus, while protecting the anonymity of the participants, none of the chat has access to your personal data and the safety of participants-no one can participate with a nickname different from that with which you registered, and if contraventions or dangerous behavior is easy to identify and prevent their return to the chat.

Finding your chat room

Most of the chat rooms are guiding themes. You can find people who argue about hobbies, health, culture, computers, music, travel and relationships, just to name a few. You can also go to a chat room to talk with a famous personality. These types of chats let you ask questions and receive information of a celebrity might not be available to you on the other.

Some people spend much time chatting online with others. They are in chat rooms a way to make friends and create a social interaction in which they could not participate otherwise.

Others think that chat rooms are a waste of time. Find a chat room that fits your interests is very easy.

The rules and the obscene language

Each discussion forum and chat room has rules regarding the behavior of participants. These vary greatly, but all generally have the objective to protect participants and promote normal "living together" in the room. In the halls of fullness, for example, the guideline rule is "do not do online what they would in person."

Many chat rooms filtering obscene language. Words that are currently unsuitable in the predefined lists the site will be replaced with symbols ####. Be aware that even if you choose to filter language, some people also find a creative way to insert words or images that may be offensive. In a chat room with a moderator, it still has the ability to get anyone upset, either directly away from the room or just to their messages.

In the case of the rooms in full, we choose not to filter the words and that the participants themselves to decide what is offensive and what is not, for three reasons:

1 - The filters are not perfect and often "wrong"
2 - One word that may be obscene in a country can be a banal word-and-a very different meaning in another

3 - It is very common today that certain terms are used extensively theoretically obscene on a daily basis and not offensive to (almost) anyone.

Entering the Conversation

Although there are many different types of chat rooms, most have the same basic components. Normally there will be a box where you can see comments from people when they send. This is called the talk box. In some cases, the box of the conversation will have two parts.

The upper part is for the moderator and asked if there is one and the lower box is for the visitors. There is also a message field that is a box where you type your comments.

To join the conversation, just type what you mean in the field of the message, and then click the Send button. Your message will appear in the chat box.

It is polite not to enter the conversation until we know more about what is being discussed. When you are ready to join in the conversation, there are a few simple rules to follow.

Do not write in capital letters. It's the online equivalent of SHOUTING and is rapidly suppressed by their peers. Also, though not an expert in typing, try to spell correctly and rate. You will find messages that contain so many typos that are indecipherable. No advertising or try to sell anything in a chat room.

In chat rooms are channeled many emotions and feelings. Emoticons are keyboard characters that are used to show the moods. Some of the most common are:

:) Or: -) Smiling / cheerful
:> O: -> Smile "sideways"
: (O: - (Sad
<Very Sad
> :-( Angry
- () Talking too much
;-) Wink your eye
|-O yawning

You will also see many acronyms. Here are some:
BRB again soon 
BTW About
CU Check
CUL See later
FAQ frequently asked questions by
FYA For your entertainment
FYI For your information
G giggle
GMTA Great minds think alike
IAC In any case
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IRL In real life
J / K just teasing 
L  laughing
LOL laughing loudly
RL Real life
S or Smile Smiling
THE TIC The tongue in the cheek
TTYL talk to you later
WB Welcome back 
WTG A way to go