Are domains automatically locked after an inquiry?

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  janasnyder · Member · Sep 4, 2013 at 9:15 pm

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  I checked a domain earlier today and it was available; now it’s not. Seems unlikely. Do domains get locked for a while after a query?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  janasnyder · Member · Sep 4, 2013 at 9:16 pm

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  (No, the blog I need help with is not janasnyder.wordpress.com; it’s a new one I’m trying to set up.)

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  jackiedana · Member · Sep 4, 2013 at 11:05 pm

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  In normal cases a domain should remain available after you do a search to see its status. You should be safe using either http://who.is/ or http://who.wildwestdomains.com/?prog_id=wildwestdomains to look up a domain and see if it’s available.

  What is the domain you are interested in registering?

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  janasnyder · Member · Sep 5, 2013 at 3:30 am

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  brentking.wordpress.com

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  jackiedana · Member · Sep 6, 2013 at 4:46 pm

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  I’m sorry, I thought you meant a custom domain rather than a WordPress.com blog address.

  The blog address brentking.wordpress.com is not available to register. The username brentking is taken, and all users have the associated WordPress.com blog address matching their username reserved for them.