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  oddfinger · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:31 pm

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  How do I adopt an old username?
  Blog url: http://oddfinger.wordpress.com/

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  oddfinger · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:33 pm

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  I changed my username to another one today. I now want to go back to the old username but when I go to My Profile to change it, WordPress says it is unavailable. I highly doubt anyone has taken it…

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  sl1k · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:34 pm

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  Sorry once you change user names the old one is gone

  Once you change your username you will not be able to change it back and the old name will not be available for anyone else to use.

  Change Your Username

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  oddfinger · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:35 pm

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  I don’t understand. Once I get rid of the name, isn’t it available again for anyone new that signs up?

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  oddfinger · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:36 pm

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  Can you please explain why? That does not seem right.

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  sl1k · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 11:46 pm

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  Sorry it’s WP.com’s policy that they do not recycle user names or blog names. (URL’s)