Changing blog address to another that is taken but appears to be inactive

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  thewharfie · Member · Jun 28, 2014 at 2:38 am

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  I would like to change my blog address to waterfront.wordpress.com, but it is already taken. However, that blog has only one entry from 2007. I am assuming that they no longer use it.
  So, how would I go about getting my hands on waterfront.wordpress.com (if this is at all possible)?

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 28, 2014 at 3:11 am

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  You put your detective hat on and find a way to contact that blog owner. Staff will not intervene to assist.

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  theradiocrytic · Member · Jun 28, 2014 at 3:42 am

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  See if you can contact the owner of that site and ask if they will transfer it to you.

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  thewharfie · Member · Jun 29, 2014 at 1:33 am

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  Ok. Thanks.

  Supplementary question. I understand that you have to register / pay for a domain every year, otherwise it becomes re-available and someone else can purchase it.

  Is there a similar thing with blog addresses eg. a “use-by-date”. Or once you have a blog address, does it last forever – no matter how long it has been since it was updated?

  Just curious.

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  auxclass · Member · Jun 29, 2014 at 1:40 am

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  your-site.wordpress.com – is forever (or the end of the internet or WordPress.com

  your-site.com – requires to be renewed or it goes away