WordPress.com Forums » Topic: username taken, but not really? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really WordPress.com Forums » Topic: username taken, but not really? en Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 macmanx on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-954870 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:35:45 +0000 macmanx 954870@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Unfortunately, no. Since the username was deleted, the reserved blog is no longer available.

]]> hopebalfa on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-949227 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:46:32 +0000 hopebalfa 949227@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What I was really more concerned about is getting that URL- HopeMustakim.wordpress.com
Since I had that username for a minute, it "reserved" the URL.
Is there any way to free that up since the username is deleted?

]]> bryanvillarin on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-947750 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:12:47 +0000 bryanvillarin 947750@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi mrshopem,

Like timethief said, I'm afraid we cannot restore a username once it's deleted. However, you can change the name displayed in your public profile in the Settings tab on the WordPress.com home page.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

]]> mrshopem on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-946699 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:02:56 +0000 mrshopem 946699@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you! I just think the username hopemustakim is stuck somewhere in limbo :) hopefully we can get it back to being "available." then I'll change mrshopem to hopemustakim and delete my old one- hopebalfa.
Thank you for helping!

]]> timethief on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-946691 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:00:12 +0000 timethief 946691@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'll flag this thread for Staff attention.

]]> mrshopem on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-946676 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:50:12 +0000 mrshopem 946676@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Ithanls for your reply! I actually didn't delete the blog- I changed usernames (several times).

]]> timethief on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-946633 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:24:27 +0000 timethief 946633@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Deleted blogs cannot be restored or reused. Deleting a blog is permanent and the name cannot be used again. There are several warnings about this on the Tools -> Delete Site page and in the help pages, and you are required to confirm the deletion by email.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

]]> mrshopem on "username taken, but not really?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/username-taken-but-not-really#post-946581 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:59:22 +0000 mrshopem 946581@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I had two wordpress accounts (by accident), and my blog URL had my maiden name in it. I am married now so I wanted to change my username and also the blog URL to reflect that. *I hadn't realized yet that I could just transfer my blog from hopebalfa to hopemustakim and then change the URL. SO, what I DID was change hopemustakim to mrshopem thinking that THEN it would be available I could change hopebalfa to hopemustakim. well basically, I did figure out that I could transfer it, but I'm stuck with username mrshopem because it now says hopemustakim username is taken and the URL is yhus reserved.
Is there any way that someone on staff could free that up so I can have it back?
Blog url: http://hopebalfa.wordpress.com/

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