changing username back to old name and domain

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  helpmeouttoday · Member · Jul 30, 2013 at 2:29 am

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  i changed my username and domain.wordpress.com because my didnt feel the setup was for me, well tonight i sat down and tried again and got it! now its not letting me change the username and domain back… why???!?!?! it says its already taken… HELP!!

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  supportbot · Member · Jul 30, 2013 at 2:29 am

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · Jul 30, 2013 at 2:44 am

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  Once you change a username or blog address, you cannot change it back.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 30, 2013 at 2:50 am

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  You can log out of WordPress.com and then create another similar username account using a different email address and register another matching blog to it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/