How am I able to get my old username back?

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  theminecoder · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 11:18 am

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  I am having trouble getting my old username back. Somehow last year my username changed when I added a new site. After a year neglecting WordPress (much to busy at school) I have returned and ha forgotten that my username had changed and now I want it back. But when I try to change my name it says that the username has already been taken.

  Am I doing something wrong or have I just waited too long?
  Blog url: http://hawks008.wordpress.com/

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

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 4:27 pm

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  Help Pages will answer most of your questions:

  Once you change your username you will not be able to change it back and the old name will not be available for anyone else to use.

  Change Your Username

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  theminecoder · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 8:04 pm

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  I never authorized a change in the first place. It happened when I added a site.

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 10:09 pm

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  It seems to happen when people change blog URL’s. I’ll flag this for staff attention.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Aug 6, 2012 at 5:21 am

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  http://hawks008.wordpress.com/ is currently accessible by your hawks008ictdg account.

  Were you referring to a different blog? If so, what is the URL?

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  theminecoder · Member · Aug 6, 2012 at 5:29 am

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  I know that but when i created hawks008ictdg.wordpress.com somehow the username changed and i would like it be my original wordpress username which is hawks008.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Aug 6, 2012 at 5:47 am

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  When you created the blog, you selected to change your username to match and delete the previous name.

  Unfortunately, as per the warnings, delete names cannot be recovered.