Get Old WP.com Domain Name

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  cpoteet · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 3:45 am

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  My friend wants cellardoor.wordpress.com, but it has been taken. Ok, no one has posted on it in two years. Is there any way of getting it, or at least contacting the owner to ask.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 3:48 am

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  Leave a comment on the blog, or if there is a contact email on the blog, you can do that. WordPress will not give out any personal information.

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  mymyspacelayouts · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 10:30 am

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  He can try cellar-door or cellar_door.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 2:57 pm

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  reference: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/recycling-blog-names/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 3:47 pm

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  @mmsl
  Sadly wordpress.com does not allow us to use the underscore or dash in our blog URL’s or usernames.

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  theapparatus · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 5:46 pm

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  Actually it’s a restriction with the software:

  http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/363

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  cpoteet · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 6:30 pm

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  Thanks guys. That FAQ settles it.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 9, 2007 at 7:52 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)

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  mymyspacelayouts · Member · Dec 10, 2007 at 7:38 am

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  thesacredpath, really? How odd. I thought every blogging platform and email platform allowed it.