I have observed some posts by Nigerians in this forum which, in my opinion, are too sensitive to be posted for non-Nigerians to see. One of such posts is this:
Bad government instigate more crimeI understand that we, as Nigerians, have our challenges as a country and we also have our bad sides as well, but believe me when I say this: corruption and scams are not only peculiar to Nigeria.
We should consider the implications of certain topics we raise about us on this space. The world already holds unjustifiable stereotypes about us as Nigerians, thinking we are all scammers. Discussions like this coming from us will further validate their negative perception about us. You can imagine if the forum members stop dealing with Nigerians because of one scam story from a bad egg.
Let's not spoil the collective reputation of Nigerians in this forum with what we post or do.
Let's not wash our dirty linen in public.
Some topics should be limited to the Nigerian local board.
OP no be lie you talk, I agree with you on this one.
But at the same time even if we move such discussions to the 9ja local board, I hope say you know outsiders fit still access and read them since there is no kind of password wey dey protect our board.
What I think will work better is if a policy is made by the moderator of our board say anyone wey wan discuss sensitive matters about the ills of Nigeria should do so in Pidgin English. This is because many non-Nigerians no too dey conversant for pidgin. With Pidgin, we Nigerians go still understand the discussion clearly, but it won’t be so easy for outsiders to follow through
I know that I am in no position to dictate what rule should be implemented and what rule shouldn't but I believe that if this rule is implemented,a balance will be struck, which will give us the liberty of talking about the challenges we face, and at the same time making it very hard for those on the outside to understand us and use our own words against us.