Requesting an already owned (but unused) domain

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  odog52 · Member · Oct 31, 2011 at 1:47 am

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  Hi,

  I own the domain http://andmilestogo1.wordpress.com….and would really like to know if I can secure the domain http://andmilestogo.wordpress.com (no #1 in the URL). The person who owns this domain has only posted once back in 2006 and it is clear that their blog will (probably) never be used again. Is there any way that I could have this domain? Can WordPress and/or I request that they give up this domain?

  Thank you for your help!
  Blog url: http://andmilestogo1.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Oct 31, 2011 at 2:42 am

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  I’m sorry, but we do not reuse or reassign blog names on WordPress.com.

  If you like, you can attempt to contact the owner of that blog and ask them if they would like to transfer it to you. You can do this by either leaving them a message using a contact form if it exists, or leaving a comment on an existing page or post requesting they contact you.

  If you are able to reach the blog owner and they are willing to transfer the blog to you, here are the instructions they can use to do that.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account

  If they do not respond or refuse the transfer, you will need to select a different name for your WordPress.com blog.

  Keep in mind we also offer an upgrade for custom domain names and you can use any WordPress.com blog URL underneath a custom domain. For more details about how domain mapping works:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/