help need with domain mapping

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 5:03 pm

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  My WP site is http://www.conscioustourism.wordpress.com
  I registered my preferred domain name at ONLY Domains and pointed the name server to
  ns1.wordpress.com.
  I then paid the $13.00 and, as that was acepted, I assumed the name server change had taken effect.
  Now when you click on http://www.conscious.travel, you end up on Only Domans, the registrar site.
  I can’t get back into wordpress.com admin and am desperate as I go to a trade show on MOnday. Can you help?
  Blog url: http://conscioustourism.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 9:02 pm

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  These are the instructions for mapping an existing domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 9:12 pm

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  Thanks Time Thief. To the best of my knowledge I have followed them to the letter. I don’t wish to steal your precious time.
  When I paid my $13.00 there was an implication that the name transfer had occurred – otherwise how could WP.com access and assign the domain (conscious.travel) to my WP.com account?
  But as I dug deeper into the records of the original Domain registrar, I discovered that the transfer is still pending. So perhaps I need to practice more patience??

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  timethief · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 9:33 pm

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  I see this when I click the link:
  Only Domains – Domain Parked with Only Domains

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 10:59 pm

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  so do I. i registered the domain with the and later pointed their servers to hostgator where i have a hosting account.

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:02 pm

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  Sorry I made a mistake – I pointed the server to wordpress.com where I have built a wordpress site: http://www.consioustourism.wordpress.com. I wanted to keep the site on WP.com but hae the other domain name point to it.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:30 pm

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  Your name servers are not yet pointed to us.

  Per the guide at http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/ they need to be set to:

  NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:36 pm

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  Thanks MacManx – but I’ve done this already.

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:38 pm

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  I’m getting a declined status message every time I enter the WP server information and no one is answering my queries at Only Domains

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:41 pm

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  Ok, we won’t be able to fix the problem on your domain registrar’s end. Hopefully they’ll reply to you by Monday.

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  681moberly · Member · Nov 3, 2012 at 11:55 pm

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  Thanks again – have a good weekend.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 4, 2012 at 4:25 am

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  You’re welcome!