why can't my blog display on a url address ?

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  ginnasays · Member · Mar 26, 2013 at 1:00 pm

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  well my blog has always displayed as ginnasays.wordpress.com
  but I’ve tried in the past to share it on someone elses blog and it always displays as an error

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 26, 2013 at 8:18 pm

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  This is a valid URL http://ginnasays.wordpress.com/ and I don’t know why you would receive an error message. What is the exact error message that you receive? Post it here for us please.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 26, 2013 at 8:19 pm

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  In case you are referring to commenting on .blogspot blogs please read what follows.

  WordPress.com recognizes your blogger identity but Blogger does not. In reference to Blogger ie. commenting on blogspot blogs the issue is on the other end. Blogspot software assumes we all have a single username here at wordpress.com and only a single blog by the exact same matching name. It will not accept any other URL – invalid URL! it says. Ha!

  So if we have a domain, or we have more than one blog registered under the same WordPress.com username, trying to comment and have it link to our wordpress.com blogs becomes impossible, unless the blogspot blogger chooses to enable commenters to post with a username and URL on their Blogger blog.

  The only workaround is to register a Blogger blog which will allow you to comment but your username will not be linked to your WordPress.com blog when you do. Then you are labeled as a ‘no reply blogger’. It’s crazy-making!

  Open ID has always failed more often than it has worked.

  Bottom line: This is a well known issue. If you simply use the Name/URL option when it’s provided then your blog will be linked to your username on the comments you leave on blogspot blogs.

  Also note that WordPress.ORG sites are completely separate sites. They are not part of the WordPress.COM blogging community.

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  ginnasays · Member · Mar 26, 2013 at 9:13 pm

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  well after several attempts I was successfully able to post on my friends blog however the error was like this is URL wasn’t valid, something to that effect, thanks so much

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  timethief · Member · Mar 26, 2013 at 9:14 pm

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  That’s exactly what I thought. You’re welcome and best wishes.