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Hey Erich,

in header.php look for this bit around line 47:

<input type="text" name="log" id="user_login" value="<?php _e( 'Username', 'buddypress' ) ?>" onfocus="if (this.value == '<?php _e( 'Username', 'buddypress' ) ?>') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = '<?php _e( 'Username', 'buddypress' ) ?>';}" />

Use this instead:

<input type="text" name="log" id="user_login" value="" />

Don’t forget to copy header.php into your child theme.