Nickname problem

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  cswordsman · Member · Jan 9, 2019 at 7:10 pm

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  Hello! I try bind my nickname to account, but form show me message «Choose a different username. This one is not available.». What can i do?

  P.S. This nickname is free (it’s another error, i checked),length is not more then max (if i change last letter, all is good)

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  gemmacevans · Member · Jan 10, 2019 at 12:56 pm

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  Hi codeswordsman8d05accb2b,

  The error message suggests you are trying to change the username on your Account Settings page, rather than your nickname (display name) on the My Profile page.

  It won’t be possible to choose a nickname already in use by another account. If you let me know which username you are entering, I can check on that.

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  cswordsman · Member · Jan 10, 2019 at 1:17 pm

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  “codeswordsman” without random string “8d05accb2b”

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  fstat · Staff · Jan 10, 2019 at 2:49 pm

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  Hi there,

  The username codeswordsman is not available. When a WordPress.com account is deleted the username is blocked from being registered again, in order to prevent impersonation.

  This is our policy and we cannot make any exceptions. You have to use another username.