Regarding username

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  owlandio · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 10:28 pm

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  I need help reclaiming my old username, it was owlando.
  I earlier changed my username from owlando, and later on I decided to make it my trademark and build my company from it, so please I really need help to change it back. It should be possible as it is already reserved, I do not care if I can never change username again. Please help me with this, it means a lot to me.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 10:33 pm

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  There is no such username account here at WordPress.COM where username accounts cannot be deleted. And that site is not hosted by WordPress.COM.

  You are posting to the wrong support forum. We provide support here only for WordPress.COM hosted blogs. Your site is not hosted by wordpress.COM and you are posting to the wrong support forum.

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.

  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

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  timethief · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm

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  Yikes! I found it here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/owlando

  Once you change your username you will not be able to change it back and the old name will not be available for you or anyone to use. https://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/

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  owlandio · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 10:38 pm

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  Yeah I kind of found that one myself, that`s why I was hoping to contact the support of WordPress, as I know that should be possible to fix as no one else have taken that name.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 10:41 pm

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  If you already found it then you wasted my time. Bottom line: It’s not possible period no matter how many times you ask. We get this day in and day out and there are no exceptions made.

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  owlandio · Member · Apr 23, 2015 at 11:03 pm

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  Sorry to hear that, seems like I was the timethief this time. Although I would add that it should be made possible, as you say it is not now, then at least the usernames should be freed up. Or a specified reason should be mentioned in the agreement to why they are forever locked. Have a nice day/night.