How can I requesting the use of a url from another wordpress user?
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Hi there,
I would like to use getsett.wordpress.com for a science blog… it is already registered by someone, but right now it doesn’t seem like they are actually doing anything with the site, in fact, it looks like no one has done anything with it except set a theme for the page.
Is there any way I can get in contact with the person who has registered this url to ask them nicely if I can use it? I can’t comment on the blog, and I’ve had difficulty finding out how to contact this person as they have not posted and have no contact page.
Thanks!
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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There is no expiration date on blogs unused, reserved or otherwise. If you can make contact on your own with the owner of an unused blog via a contact form or commenting, then providing the are agreeable there is a means of a consenting blog owner to transfer the blog to another username account. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account
In the case that there is no contact information Staff will not breach the privacy policy and provide you with an email address.
If you are not successful, you can register another blog with a similar name. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/
Or you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
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If you find that an active blog address is registered by another user, you may be able to obtain it for your use if the owner of the blog agrees to transfer it to you. You may contact the blog owner – via a comment on their site or through a contact form, if available – to ask for their consent. If you do not get permission, or do not hear back from the blog owner, we cannot transfer the blog address to you. Please note that we cannot contact the owner of the previously deleted blog for you, nor can we provide you with the contact information of blog owners.
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Hey there! Thanks for the quick responses!
I’m new to WordPress, and I appreciate the links to the Support pages… I’m still trying to orient myself. :)
I’ll see what I can do to further contact this person (and include the handy link for transferring the blog, thanks!) but I think I may be out of luck… I guess I’ll have to be faster next time. Or try an address with an unorthodox domain, as most of the usual ones seem to be taken.
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