How can I remove followers from my blog?

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  sarahbensmom · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 3:54 pm

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  Some entities I do not know are following my blog – this occurred before I made it private, unfortunately. How can I remove or disinvite them?

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

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 3:59 pm

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  Hi there,

  We cannot block or delete subscribers from public blogs. Everyone on the internet can view and follow any public blog. That is in fact what the public designation means and anyone anyone with internet access can follow your public blog’s RSS Feed.

  You can change your blog visibility to “private” http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/ Please read this about public blogs that become private blogs > Blog Privacy and Subscribers > http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/blog-privacy-and-subscribers/

  Note that you have complete control over everything that’s posted to your blog via comment moderation
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation

  You don’t have to post any comment on your blog. Delete troll posts http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/how-to-starve-a-troll/
  and mark only spam as spam. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/01/24/mark-only-spam-as-spam/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 4:00 pm

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  P.S. As your blog is private I have tagged this thread for Staff to remove the usernames you want removed. They will contact you by email to ascertain which ones to remove.

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  sarahbensmom · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 5:05 pm

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  Thank you, that is great! My blog is private so I assume that means that no one can see it now, other than the people I have invited, correct? It would be great if we could remove the two unwanted users.

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  jackiedana · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 10:54 pm

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  It looks like you had two followers, but one was yourself.

  I have removed the other follower from your blog.

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  sarahbensmom · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 12:37 am

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  Thank you Jackie! I hadn’t realized I was following my own blog – that seems odd. There were two others, one was “InternationalBellhop” and the other was “ourkitchenproject” – which did you remove?

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  jackiedana · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 3:17 am

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  I did not see ourkitchenproject listed as a follower. They may have removed themselves. If you see them again, please let me know.

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  sarahbensmom · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 12:41 pm

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  Got it, thank you!

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  jackiedana · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:25 pm

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  You’re welcome!