I need help getting my blog address that I want.

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  matthewdavidson1 · Member · Jul 21, 2013 at 7:11 pm

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  I’m trying to start a new blog called The Watcher that your site says is in use. When I typed in the web address, it says the blog has been deleted by the authors. When I’m trying to sign up, it still won’t let me use that blog address though, which I would like to do. Is there something you can do to free that address up for me? Here is the deleted blog site. http://thewatcher.wordpress.com/

  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 21, 2013 at 7:12 pm

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  You cannot register a deleted URL. Also note that it is not easy to delete a free hosted WordPress.com blog. To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and must be clicked to delete a blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/ You clicked that link and the URL is gone.

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  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/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

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  matthewdavidson1 · Member · Jul 21, 2013 at 7:50 pm

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  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 21, 2013 at 7:51 pm

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  You’re welcome.