Transfer of dead site
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I tried to create a new blog and found that the name was already taken. When I typed the name into the address bar of my browser, I was presented with a message that the site was not active and that all of the content had been deleted.
Is it possible to find out who owns that site name?
Is it possible to contact the owner of that site name and ask them to transfer the name to me?Thanks.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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It is theoretically possible, but you’re on your own with it. Staff will not help you, so you have to play detective.
If the content has been deleted, you might be able to use the site. If the SITE has been deleted, the URL is not recoverable.
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There is no expiration date on blogs unused, reserved or otherwise. If you can make contact on your own with the owner of an unused blog via a contact form or commenting, then providing the are agreeable there is a means of a consenting blog owner to transfer the blog to another username account. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account
In the case that there is no contact information Staff will not breach the privacy policy and provide you with an email address.
If you are not successful, you can register another blog with a similar name. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/
Or you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/
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