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Please stop and discuss

In response to the edits regarding an Aggie bandsman:

CC, Whatever you think about me, please stop and just relax for a minute and enjoy the history lesson. "BQ" was originally a term stamped on a cadet's file folder. It stood for "Band Qualified" at that time (the converse of that was "CT" which stood for "Cadet in Training"). Cadets' files were not stamped with both, so the distinction served as a point of contention between cadets. Soon, the cadets came up with nicknames for the others. Cadets not in the band were called Corps Turds and the band members were called Band Queers. Both sides soon simply took pride in these nicknames and called themselves those very things. Take your pick of the websites that back this up and will be sufficient for you since the one provided does not meet your personal standards Band Queer, Corps Turd. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to revert the edit at this time, but near as I can tell, you have no reason to exclude this valid contribution to Wikipedia. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the reference because it is a perjorative term for homosexuals. While Wikipedia isn't censored, we're also not going to advertise neologisms that demean or defame anyone in the process. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 09:12, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the offensive usage on BQ is not acceptable.
An additional thought. With the fact that:

BQZip01's explanation of his account name on his user page.
The derogotory connotation that he has declared on the BQ page.

I suggest that [this] might be the next step, as the username is patently offensive.TomPhan (talk) 13:15, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 I'm not going to revert the edit at this time, but near as I can tell, you have no reason to exclude this valid contribution to Wikipedia. <span style="background-color: maroon; color: white">[[User:BQZip01|<font color="white">'''—&nbsp;''BQZip01''&nbsp;—'''</font>]]</span>&nbsp;<sup>[[User_talk:BQZip01|talk]]</sup> 04:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 :*I've removed the reference because it is a perjorative term for homosexuals. While Wikipedia isn't censored, we're also not going to advertise neologisms that demean or defame anyone in the process. [[User:Cumulus Clouds|Cumulus Clouds]] ([[User talk:Cumulus Clouds|talk]]) 09:12, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
+::*I agree that the offensive usage on BQ is not acceptable.
+::*An additional thought.  With the fact that:
+:::# [[User:BQZip01|BQZip01]]'s explanation of his account name on his user page.
+:::# The derogotory connotation that he has declared on the BQ page.
+::I suggest that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Usernames_for_administrator_attention this]] might be the next step, as the username is patently offensive.[[User:TomPhan|TomPhan]] ([[User talk:TomPhan|talk]]) 13:15, 2 February 2008 (UTC)