How to get a 'dead domain'

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  carlosjoseteixeira · Member · May 16, 2012 at 1:32 am

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  Hello all.

  I would like to ask to a user if he may give his wordpress.com domain, as he doesn’t post since 2008 and he has only two posts on his blog. The issue is that I haven’t been able to contact him, neither by e-mail or twitter…

  So, what I want to ask is if there’s any way WordPress can solve this problem.

  Thanx! Regards.

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

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  supportbot · Member · May 16, 2012 at 1:32 am

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  The blog you specified at semiose.net does not appear to be hosted at WordPress.com.

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  carlosjoseteixeira · Member · May 16, 2012 at 1:33 am

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  maquinasemiotica.wordpress.com

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  raincoaster · Member · May 16, 2012 at 1:45 am

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  If there is no way to contact the blogger, then I’m afraid you will have to find another URL. WordPress staff don’t act as go-betweens here. But what you can also do is register any old URL and then get the Custom Domain upgrade to make your blog maquinasemiotica.com or whatever.

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  carlosjoseteixeira · Member · May 16, 2012 at 1:50 am

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  Yeap. That’s what I was thinking :-)

  Thanx!