Why am I not the administrator of my new wp blog?

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  westsidestoryblog · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:02 am

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  I just created a WP.com blog and I cannot change anything. I cannot access appearance options etc. I am not an administrator! Why not? How do I get control of my site?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:10 am

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  We can’t help without a link to the blog, starting with http.

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  westsidestoryblog · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:30 am

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  I’m new to this so pls excuse my naivety.

  When I log in, I go to a plan kind of layout with only a My account option, and a Global dashboard option (no plain dashboard). The url is…

  http://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  SOes that make sense to you?

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  justjennifer · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:42 am

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  There’s an option when you sign up to just create an account. Did you create a blog or just an account?

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

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  westsidestoryblog · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:53 am

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  Ahhh man, I think you may be correct. I wanted to have a personalized domain name, so I didn’t choose “just gimme a blog”.
  If so, can I “undo” it and turn it into a blog with domain name? Or have I lost my preferred blog name forever?

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  westsidestoryblog · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 6:55 am

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  …just a “username”.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 7:07 am

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  Follow the directions on that Support Doc and if it doesn’t work, contact Support directly because they’re the only ones who can hook you up http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

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  westsidestoryblog · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 7:10 am

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  Thank you so much justjennifer. I appreciate your time and input.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jan 28, 2010 at 7:11 am

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  Welcome!