deleted the old blog but cannot build a new one

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  antonella55 · Member · May 21, 2014 at 6:40 pm

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  Ok, guys. I have deleted the blog lacucinadiantonella
  and clicked on the confirmation link sent via email, however, the blog still appears. I am still going on board with wordpress but with a premium theme that I purchased through Obox. How can I move on with the setting of the new blog face that also has a new name, if every time I log on wordpress the same old address disappear? Thanks.

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  galois · Member · May 22, 2014 at 12:11 am

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  however, the blog still appears

  Nope, if you click on http://lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com/ —>

  lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com is no longer available.

  The authors have deleted this site.

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  antonella55 · Member · May 22, 2014 at 1:27 am

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  Thanks, Galois. I just checked it myself. It looks that the name of the new blog Finezze Italiane appears, but, when I go into Settings, the old email and the old wordpress still show in the respective field, ie. email address and web address.

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  galois · Member · May 22, 2014 at 1:43 am

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  Ok, but the old blog is deleted. Permanently.

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  antonella55 · Member · May 22, 2014 at 1:56 pm

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  Hello Galois. Is there a way I can retrieve the lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com? I would actually like to have two blogs for two different purposes; one for cooking the other one is for merchandise. I am lost and so frustrated for the lack of a living customer service people that can talk with me over the phone. I just don’t know enough to figure things out myself.

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  galois · Member · May 22, 2014 at 3:46 pm

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  Is there a way I can retrieve the lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com

  Nope:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  But be aware this:

  Fortunately, there is a nearly infinite supply of unused blog addresses – so our policy should not limit your address selection significantly. You can also register a custom domain for use with your blog so that the original ‘wordpress.com’ domain/URL is never visible to your readers.

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  galois · Member · May 22, 2014 at 3:48 pm

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  The link from the quote:

  You can also register a custom domain

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  antonella55 · Member · May 22, 2014 at 5:32 pm

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  I am totally confused and frustrated. Is there a way I can talk with someone on the phone?!? Please????

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  galois · Member · May 22, 2014 at 5:37 pm

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  Is there a way I can talk with someone on the phone?!?

  No.
  Again:

  Addresses (URLs) for blogs that have been deleted by the owner will remain deleted. We cannot, under any circumstances, allow someone to take over the address of a blog that was previously owned and deleted by its original/previous owner. Please do not submit support requests asking us to do this.

  from http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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  antonella55 · Member · May 22, 2014 at 7:18 pm

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  Would blog.lacucinadiantonella.worpress.com work instead?

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  antonella55 · Member · May 24, 2014 at 10:41 pm

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  Can I have two blogs under the same username? If so, how do I add one? If not, what is the way to create it under a different username? I need to have lacucinadiantonella but I can go with blog.lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com Can someone direct me on how to go about it?

  Thank you so much!

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  auxclass · Member · May 24, 2014 at 11:00 pm

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  You can use – note the period is gone

  bloglacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com
  or
  lacucinadiantonellablog.wordpress.com

  But not

  blog.lacucinadiantonella.wordpress.com

  the use of a period is not permitted

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  auxclass · Member · May 24, 2014 at 11:01 pm

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  PS – yes you can have more than one blog per account / user name

  Dashboard >> My Blogs >> Register new Blog

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  antonella55 · Member · May 25, 2014 at 1:46 am

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  Thank you!

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  auxclass · Member · May 25, 2014 at 1:48 am

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  You be welcome & good luck

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  antonella55 · Member · May 27, 2014 at 12:27 am

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  Ok, guys, this is another dilemma. I have purchased a version of a theme that is NOT available on wordpress and I was told the following:

  You cannot use themes you purchase here on our site on wordpress.com blogs. Please see the following which offers a clear explaination of the difference, and how you can do an exchange –

  Unable to Install Obox Theme on My WordPress.com blog

  essentially you must purchase handmade from your Appearance > Themes screen on your wordpress.com account, and then activate it. If you need further assistance or have questions about how to setup themes or use wordpress.com please post your question here:

  Home

  Would any of you offer some step by step instructions? I have NO idea on how it is done. Thank you.

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  auxclass · Member · May 27, 2014 at 12:32 am

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  You need to get your money back for the theme your purchased outside of WordPress.COM – you made a common error

  You are limited to the 200++ themes at

  Dashboard >> appearance >> Themes – there are something like 150+ free themes – you should be able to find one that is close to what you want

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  raincoaster · Member · May 27, 2014 at 1:00 am

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  Before you do something else that proves impossible at WordPress.com, please go through http://learn.wordpress.com. It will save you days and days.

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  antonella55 · Member · May 27, 2014 at 12:06 pm

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  Thank you auxclass and raincoaster. I was told by the co-founder of obox that the theme can be uploaded. Obviously, this is creating more problems than I am willing to deal with. Thanks for your suggestions. I will follow them.

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  raincoaster · Member · May 27, 2014 at 12:10 pm

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  He was talking about WordPress.ORG blogs. It’s a common mistake. It cannot be used on a WordPress.COM blog.