I have not been able to change the tagline of my blog

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    joankwebster · Member ·

    I have been trying to change the tagline of my blog from bushfiresafetyjoanwebster.wordpress.com to joanwebster.wordpress.com. I filled in everything required, but there was no where to Save or OK. I tried again and was told that this name ‘cannot be registered. Sorry, that site is reserved!’ I was also told I could not use my email address of (email visible only to moderators and staff), as it also was ‘reserved’. However, as you can see from this email, this is my own email address. Please inform me how to complete this tagline change.

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    Not every theme displays a Tagline. A Tagline (not a blog description) is meant to be a very brief branding message. Your expanded blog description is meant to appear on your About page.

    The Site title (blog name) and/or the optional Tagline can be changed on the top of this page at any time. > Settings > General … “save changes”.

    That is exactly where search engine spiders look for the site title and removing it from there can cause issues with getting your content indexed. Note that the site title (blog name) and blog address URL do not have to be the same but it’s better for SEO (search engine optimization) if they are the same.

    For tips see:
    http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/creating-an-effective-blog-tagline/
    http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/creating-an-effective-blog-description/

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    joankwebster · Member ·

    This is not what I asked about.

    I have been trying to change bushfiresafetyjoanwebster.wordpress.com to joanwebster.wordpress.com.
    I fill in all required fields, but the process will not complete by being saved and actually changing the address

    Please inform me how to complete this.

    Joan Webster OAMAuthor, poet, freelance journalist, bushfire safety advisor. Order of Australia Medal 2010 AFPA Community Service Award 1990 Short-listed BHP Pursuit of Excellency Awards 1987 AJA newspaper awards 1971, 1972, 1979Books Essential Bushfire Safety Tips 3rd ed. (CSIRO 2012) http://www.publish.csiro.au/index.cfm The Complete Bushfire Safety Book 3rd ed. (Random House 2000) Fruits of Their Labours: A Folk History of Doncaster (Freelance Features, 2012) In and About Parliament (Victorian State Parliamentary Library, 2001)Ph (03) 54 706 772 Mob 0438 706 772www.facebook.com/pages/Bushfire-Safety-Awareness/130977566959410https://twitter.com/Joanoam

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