Release Deleted Blog Name

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  samanthahohenshil · Member · Nov 21, 2014 at 4:54 pm

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  I am interested in creating a new blog, but the name I want to use (worththeweight) is taken. When I go to the address, it says the site has been deleted by the author. If this is true and the name is no longer in use, can it be released so that someone else can use it?

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 21, 2014 at 4:58 pm

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  No

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  timethief · Member · Nov 21, 2014 at 5:11 pm

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  worththeweight.wordpress.com is no longer available.
  The authors have deleted this site.

  You cannot register any deleted blog URL. To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent and irreversible. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and it must be clicked to delete a blog. If clicking that link does not work then copy and paste it into your upper browser window and click. Once the verification link for deletion is clicked the blog URL is forever gone, gone, gone.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  You can register another .wordpress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

  Then if you wish to you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade because it does not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is when you are domain mapping.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/