Domain

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    wehaventlocatedusyet · Member ·

    The domain name I want has been taken – but when you search for the URL it has been deleted. I’d like to delete this account as I cannot have the name that I require.

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    Why not just buy a custom domain and mapping for $18 a year and get WhateverYouWant.com instead?

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    wehaventlocatedusyet · Member ·

    Because I don’t want to spend the money on it!

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    timethief · Member ·

    Here’s how to deactivate your account:
    All you were required to provide to register an account here was an email address that can be replaced at any time.

    Any personal information that you voluntarily posted can also be removed at any time.

    Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

    1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.

    2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
    https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

    3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
    http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

    4. To hide your Gravatar profile, login and on the bottom right hand corner of your Gravatar profile page you will find a “hide” button visible only to you that you can click.

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    Well, accounts here cannot be deleted but usernames can easily be changed. The thing is, they can NEVER be changed back, so be very sure that neither you nor anyone in the world will ever want that username before you do it. I’d advise you to just drop the account if you don’t want to blog. Nobody says you HAVE to use it. And if you have a different name in mind, you can just change the username to match. http://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/

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