Can't use my name to comment on a blog

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  ethelmamie · Member · Nov 11, 2011 at 4:23 pm

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  I have tried to leave a comment on a blog using my wordpress ethelmamie and it is rejected saying I don’t own that identity. What am I doing wrong?
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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 12, 2011 at 12:06 am

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  What is the URL of the blog you’re commenting on?

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  ethelmamie · Member · Nov 12, 2011 at 11:56 am

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  (email visible only to moderators and staff)

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm

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  You’ll actually need a publicly accessible WordPress.com blog under that name to use it.

  You can register the blog by visiting https://en.wordpress.com/signup/ while logged in.