User talk:Homocow

April 2009
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: use of term 'homo' could be disruptive and offensive to some.. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:
 * If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
 * If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
 * You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

Nja 247 12:27, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

uh.. I've been using this username for... 8 or so years now for various things over internet, whether its forum or game etc. and I've never had any problem with it. It's not ment to be offensive in any way, just something that came up in my mind when I was little. I was looking through the list of Users in Wikipedia and there are well over 500+ name starting with "homo", I even see one called "HomoFaggot", so I don't really see any concern with this particular name. Even if you take the name literally, what's wrong with a cow that's homo?

The only reason I find it offending is someone who cannot accept something to be homo(or gay). If that is the case, then its really not my problem but their's... It's like, maybe someone called "Shortcow" and then people think "Short" is offensive simply because they hate short people, so "Shortcow" is not allowed? This is like how Hitler hates all the Jews...


 * Homocow, most of the other usernames that begin with "homo" like "Homofaggot" are blocked from editing Wikipedia. The reason why "homo" is not allowed in usernames is because many editors find it disruptive. GT5162 (我的对话页) 15:58, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

This account, , has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because your username does not meet our username policy as was noted above. You are invited to contribute to Wikipedia under an appropriate username by creating a new account. If you feel this block was made in error, you may appeal this username block by adding the text  or emailing the administrator who blocked you. Nja 247 17:18, 18 April 2009 (UTC)