The authors have deleted this site or This site has been archived or suspended

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  urrgb · Member · Feb 14, 2017 at 11:28 am

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  Hello!
  If I find one of these two messages:
  “The authors have deleted this site” or
  “This site has been archived or suspended…”,
  when search for somedomain.wordpress.com, is it possible to (re)register this kind of domain again?
  If someone don’t want to use somedomain.wordpress.com anymore, can I use it?
  Thanks.

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  justjennifer · Member · Feb 14, 2017 at 2:38 pm

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  is it possible to (re)register this kind of domain again?

  Some website URLs may become available within 2 years after deletion if there is no technical issue involved. You can try to register the name and if it is available, the site URL will be yours. https://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Suspended sites are not deleted by the author and therefore are not available regardless of the above.

  If someone don’t want to use somedomain.wordpress.com anymore, can I use it?

  If you come across an open/public website that seems to be abandoned, you can leave a comment or contact them through an open contact form to request that they transfer the site to you. If they reply positively, they can follow these instructions to do so: https://en.support.wordpress.com/transferring-a-site-to-another-wordpress-com-account/

  If they do not respond, there is nothing further that can be done.

  Hope that helps.

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  natasatod · Member · Feb 14, 2017 at 2:43 pm

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  Yes, it is helpfull, thanks.

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  urrgb · Member · Feb 14, 2017 at 4:16 pm

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  Thanks.