Not sure if blog was registered by me, want to contact blog owner if not

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  aubreylovesyou · Member · Mar 30, 2011 at 7:56 pm

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  This question is in reference to the blog http://tmblue.wordpress.com

  TMBlue is a username I use all the time for things, and I wanted to set up a new WordPress blog with this username and a new account with the email address I typically use for that username. But when I went to set up the blog, someone else already had the blog I tried to register. However, the blog appears to be blank, which led me to believe that I may have created it a long time ago and forgotten the password and email address associated with the account. I tried the forgot password link for all the email addresses I could recall, and none worked. So now I’m wondering if there is any way to tell who owns this blog, and if it’s not something I registered and forgot about, if I can contact the person who owns it and see if they will release it to me?

  Is this possible?

  Thanks!!

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  timethief · Member · Mar 30, 2011 at 8:36 pm

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  I may have created it a long time ago and forgotten the password and email address associated with the account.

  When we register a username account at wordpress.com the email address we use is the unique identifier and Staff will not violate any member’s privacy. http://en.support.wordpress.com/email-address/

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  timethief · Member · Mar 30, 2011 at 8:39 pm

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  In this case as you cannot recall the email address & password all you can do is leave a comment on the blog in question asking for the blogger to transfer the blog to you. If you get lucky and there is another blogger invloved and they do consent to the transfer then it can be done using these instructions > http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 30, 2011 at 11:03 pm

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  You could try the Lost Password function and use the user-name you thought you might have used, that would also generate an email to the email of record but if you have tried all your old email addresses then that is a long shot.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 31, 2011 at 12:26 am

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  I tried the forgot password link for all the email addresses I could recall, and none worked.

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 31, 2011 at 1:26 am

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  Morning @timethief – I did see that, however you can generate a request for a lost password if you have a valid user-name, the email is not required – the lost password will be sent to the email of record for a blog.

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