site is reserved?

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  ejsimmons · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:12 am

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  “The address [my username].wordpress.com cannot be registered. Sorry, that site is reserved!”
  Since I signed up my account some time ago, I suspect that I reserved the site but cannot remember. How do I find out if I reserved it, and if so how can I start to use it. (This was triggered by my need to try videopress for a website.)
  Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:13 am

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  When we register a username account the matching blog is reserved for our future use. It cannot be obtained by anyone other than the person who has registered the matching username account.

  If and only if you have the matching username account then the blog is reserved for you and you will be able to log in appropriately and register it after logging in under the correct username account.
  https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1

  However, if you changed your username then the blog URL will not be available for use under the new username account.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:14 am

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  Also click this link and see what’s presented when you do that
  http://ejsimmons.wordpress.com

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  ejsimmons · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:23 am

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  Thanks, the first link worked, allowed me to set up the blog.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:24 am

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  That’s great news. best wishes with your blog.

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  ejsimmons · Member · Dec 28, 2014 at 12:28 am

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  And by the way, thanks for the amazing speed of response. Speedy, helpful and accurate, I’m impressed.
  Best regards, – E. J.

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  jayruggs · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 12:06 am

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  I have a similar issue…. I am trying to signup growitmedia.wordpress.com, but it says:
  growitmedia.wordpress.com doesn’t exist

  The address growitmedia.wordpress.com cannot be registered. Sorry, that site is reserved!

  The only thing I can think of is that a previous employee for my company registered it, but did nothing with it. Is there any way I can gain access to this account or otherwise use the name? It is for the company I work for with that exact name.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 12:10 am

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  Your problem is NOT similar it is identical and my answer provided to ejsimmons it is the same for you https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-is-reserved-3?replies=7#post-2185445

  The only thing I can think of is that a previous employee for my company registered it, but did nothing with it. Is there any way I can gain access to this account or otherwise use the name? It is for the company I work for with that exact name.

  Every WordPress.COM blog has a sole owner and it is the person with the WordPress.COM username account who registered the blog under that username account and associated email address. The blog owner can transfer ownership of the blog to another username account http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account Otherwise you cannot obtain the reserved blog URL. Sorry.