Domain Availability Very Unclear

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  katievonthings · Member · Nov 13, 2014 at 6:28 pm

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  Hi there!
  I am very interested in the warriorwoman.wordpress.com domain. When i went to sign up for it, it said it was taken, but when I searched the URL the internet said it was deleted by its author. Is there any way I can still use that domain?
  Many thanks!
  Katie

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 13, 2014 at 6:46 pm

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  No, there isn’t. Deletions here are permanent and irreversible.

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  katievonthings · Member · Nov 13, 2014 at 7:08 pm

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  If they deleted it, should it be usable then?

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  timethief · Member · Nov 13, 2014 at 7:09 pm

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  No. To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent and irreversible. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and it must be clicked to delete a blog. If clicking that link does not work then copy and paste it into your upper browser window and click. Once the verification link for deletion is clicked the blog URL is forever gone, gone, gone.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  You can register another .wordpress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

  Then if you wish to you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade because it does not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is when you are domain mapping.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/