Blog address change causes blog shutdown

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  mrcbey1967 · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 4:23 am

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  I changed the official address of my blog site but I did not change my user name. Making this address change shut down my blog site completely. Google states that it has been closed.

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 4:25 am

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  What address did you change it TO? http://theskepticalmaltball.wordpress.com/ works just fine for me.

  Note that whenever you change the URL, search engines will label the old URL closed. So don’t do that.

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  mrcbey1967 · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:01 am

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  Dear Raincoaster,

  Thank you for your reply. I changed from mrcbey.wordpress.com to theskepticalmaltball.wordpress.com. The original address was a mistake resulting from my low technological intelligence. Do you know of a procedure for reinstating my original address as a secondary access point?
  By the way, I scanned over your site and I’m very impressed by the high sophistication and the to-the-point writing.

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  mrcbey1967 · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:05 am

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  Dear Raincoaster,

  I forgot to mention that on my computer, even when I type in the new blog address, I get the shutdown message mentioning the previous address, so I can’t gain access unless I go in through WordPress.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:12 am

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  mrcbey.wordpress.com is no longer available.

  The authors have deleted this site.

  That is, as the warnings say, permanent and irreversible. The new address works, and I suggest you simply try to build on that.

  Thanks for the compliments. Sorry I didn’t have better news for you.