domain mapping

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  ecigstoryteller · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 4:33 pm

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  Hello,

  last week I purchased the domain ModernDayStoryTeller.com which was mapped to the wordpress blog moderndaystoryteller.wordpress.com by the previous owner.

  Now I want to map my domain to my blog which I just created:
  modernstorytellerblog.wordpress.com

  But I get the following error message:
  This domain has already been mapped to a WordPress.com blog.

  Summary:
  – Old domain mapping went to: moderndaystoryteller.wordpress.com
  – That blogger does no longer own the domain
  – I want to map it to modernstorytellerblog.wordpress.com

  Thanks!
  Blog url: http://modernstorytellerblog.wordpress.com/

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

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 5:17 pm

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  You have several problems – all upgrades and blogs are owned by the person that bought or created them unless they have transferred them to another account. Everything needs to be transferred.

  Also:

  This domain moderndaystoryteller.com expired 43 days ago!

  You will need staff help to renew the domain name – I have flagged this for staff attention

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 5:19 pm

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  Not sure but you might be able to have the staff move the subscribers

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  ecigstoryteller · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 5:25 pm

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  Thanks! I agree – staff will need to remove the mapping from the old blog so I can map it.

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 5:52 pm

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  Usually The staff will only remove the mapping when requested by the original account that had the mapping – then there is still the small matter of the expired domain name

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  ecigstoryteller · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 6:06 pm

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  The domain name is no longer expired. If you go to http://whois.domaintools.com/moderndaystoryteller.com and click on the “Registration” tab you will see that it was updated today (10-20-2012) and that it expires 2013-09-07!

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  coffeemanmatt · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 8:41 pm

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  Hi ecigstoryteller,

  Sorry about that! We’ve fixed this – can you please try mapping the blog again? Let me know if you are still running into issues with it.

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  coffeemanmatt · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 8:42 pm

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  Also, the domain name isn’t expired – it was just showing as expired on the other blog because the upgrade had expired.

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  ecigstoryteller · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 9:20 pm

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  Thank you so much for your help! I just mapped it and it is showing up!

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  coffeemanmatt · Member · Oct 20, 2012 at 9:25 pm

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  Awesome! I’m glad everything worked out. Have a great weekend, and happy blogging. :)