Moving blog but having name troubles

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  mommajcooks · Member · Feb 22, 2011 at 5:05 pm

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  I want to move a current blog I have with another provider, but the domain name is not available on WordPress. I clicked on the address and it appears to be an example or very inactive because it just says, “Another WordPress Blog” with no content. Is there a way I can appeal to get this domain available so that I do not have to change the name of my existing blog when I move it over?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 22, 2011 at 6:36 pm

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  I’m sorry but the answer is “no”. You can leave a message if comments are enabled or use contact information to requet the blog owner transfer the blog to you. There is no requirement to use a wordpress.com blog once it has been created. I suggest that you consider purchasing a domain name and domain mapping. Then it will not matter what the root blog sybdomain URL is here at wordpress.com. Also your domain would be portable and you could move it to other hosting if you wanted to do so in the future.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/

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  mommajcooks · Member · Feb 22, 2011 at 8:30 pm

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  Thanks for the info. :)

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  timethief · Member · Feb 22, 2011 at 8:33 pm

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  You’re welcome and happy blogging. :)