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  alanatude · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 10:34 am

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  I changed my username to start a new blog, I log in under it etc however, it’s not allowing me to start one. It says the site is closed?? I don’t know if its reserved to me or what….

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  galois · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 11:57 am

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  It says the site is closed?

  What is the URL? (http://…)

  BTW

  alanatude.wordpress.com is no longer available.

  The authors have deleted this site.

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 2:48 pm

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  But I didn’t delete it. I deleted my other blog and just wanted to start this one. So I still have the username and all but can’t do anything with it.

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  galois · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 5:32 pm

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  http://alanatude.wordpress.com/ –>

  alanatude.wordpress.com is no longer available.

  The authors have deleted this site.

  Addresses (URLs) for blogs that have been deleted by the owner will remain deleted. We cannot, under any circumstances, allow someone to take over the address of a blog that was previously owned and deleted by its original/previous owner. Please do not submit support requests asking us to do this.

  from http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm

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  I am the owner. I musta did something wrong when trying to delete the alanawynne when switching it to alanatude

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  galois · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 5:51 pm

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  I am the owner. I musta did something wrong when trying to delete the alanawynne when switching it to alanatude

  Yes, but you received multiple warnings before deleting.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
  (step 7)

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 5:58 pm

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  I deleted the alanawynne two weeks ago. Yesterday I went and changed the user name to what it is now to start a new blog. It asked to put in blog URL and name etc. told me it was valid and later when I went to go write, it wasn’t here.

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 10:17 pm

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  This is very common, and is one of the reasons I don’t recommend this procedure. I always suggest to just start a new blog and make the old one private.

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 10:42 pm

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  So what you’re saying is with me closing the one 2 weeks ago, it somehow tied itself to my new one and closed that too?

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 17, 2014 at 10:47 pm

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  Unfortunately it appears that way. BOTH the blogs are deleted. You will have to pick a new URL.

  If there’s a name you particularly want, it’s generally more than worth it to pay $18 and get a custom domain like whatever.com instead of whatever.wordpress.com.

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 18, 2014 at 3:59 am

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  Ok. That’s what I will so then. Can we delete this thread at all?

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 19, 2014 at 6:47 pm

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  How can I delete my question and thread now?

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  timethief · Member · Aug 19, 2014 at 6:49 pm

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  You can’t. Only Staff can and they won’t because there is no personal safety or security issue. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-forums-code-of-conduct?replies=1

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  alanatude · Member · Aug 19, 2014 at 7:22 pm

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  Ok. Thank you.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes.