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  tikki12 · Member · Dec 28, 2010 at 5:37 pm

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  I used to have a wordpress.org blog. That site is no longer being used and I’ve shut down the hosting, so the blog is completely gone.

  Is there a way to use that username and email address on my new WordPress.com blog? When I tried to use the email account to create a new blog, it said the email addy (which is a personal address) was taken?? I don’t see anywhere obvious that I can make this happen.

  Thanks,
  Tikki

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  supportbot · Member · Dec 28, 2010 at 5:37 pm

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  You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

  This support forum is for blogs hosted at WordPress.com. If your question is about a self-hosted WordPress blog then you’ll find help at the WordPress.org forums.

  If you don’t understand the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, you may find this information helpful.

  If you forgot to include a link to your blog, you can reply and include it below. It’ll help people to answer your question.

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  tikki12 · Member · Dec 28, 2010 at 5:47 pm

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  Bottom line- wondering if I can use the old .org info on the new .com account, since there seems to be cross-over when it comes to using email addresses, etc, and if so, how to do that when the old .org has no hosting.

  Thnx.

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  auxclass · Member · Dec 28, 2010 at 6:30 pm

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  .ORG and .COM user names and emails are completely separate – if you have a .com name that is registered to you, the name can be mapped to a WordPress.com site as an upgrade.

  Also note that the Terms of Service and what you can do here is different than your own self hosted site was.