New blog form issues; it's been "checking" proposed name for 60 min

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  tiffwrites · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 5:23 am

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  I’ve been trying to launch a new blog. I’m having issues with the form.

  When I enter a proposed blog name, it never seems to register—the form has been “checking” the availability of the name for over an hour (still running as I’m typing this).

  Is this normal?

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 20, 2012 at 5:39 am

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  No. The connection has probably timed out. Close the tab/window and try again.
  If that doesn’t work, then you could be having browser issues. Try these suggestions:

  Solve Common Browser Issues

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  tiffwrites · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 5:44 am

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  Thanks for sending the link. I’ll try clearing my cache. I’ve tried Firefox and Chrome, shut down windows/tabs, tried again, but got the same result.

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  tiffwrites · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 5:51 am

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  OK. Uncle. I’ve tried clearing the cache, deleting cookies. Same thing. I’m not sure what’s going on.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 6:04 am

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  What is the URL? Sometimes it just keeps spinning when the domain has already been taken and the easiest way to find out is to just open it in a new tab and see if it exists.

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  tiffwrites · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 6:07 am

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  I tried this and it it doesn’t appear to.

  What is interesting is that when I click the paid options, I get the green check, as though the name were available, but when I go through the rest of the steps, I get an error message.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 20, 2012 at 6:53 am

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  Without the domain name and such, we can’t help you. Try doing a Cookie Dance and see if that helps. http://raincoastermedia.com/2012/05/01/the-cookie-dance/