Adopting defunct blog domains?

arianadler · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:12 pm
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Hello,
Is it possible to take over a defunct blog’s domain? I’m eyeing one of two forlorn blogs with similar domains, dating from the beginning of the decade.

Thanks in advance,
Arian

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
arianadler · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm
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PS: I didn’t add the last sentence in my post. I don’t have a problem with that blog. I’ll soon start posting.

The blogs in question, that I want to take over, are:
belowthefold.wordpress.com
or
underthefold.wordpress.com
mark · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm
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Sorry but no. We cannot do that.
https://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
dribblingpensioner · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:18 pm
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Blog names etc belong to the person who started them, and no-one can take them over, you could alter the names a little to start a blog
arianadler · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:21 pm
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Hi Mark,

Pity. It’s a struggle to find a satisfactory name. Tons of long-defunct and EMPTY (no content, that is) blogs out there with cool names.

Thank you for responding in a blink, though.

All the best,
Arian
mark · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:22 pm
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You could always buy a domain name?

Not wanting to upsell but it’s a solution….
arianadler · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:26 pm
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In the long run – yes. For now – I will start posting and learn my way around the tools.
dribblingpensioner · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 8:54 pm
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adding an ‘ S ‘ to the end might do it.
belowthefold
underthefold
nicolanglais · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 9:03 pm
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You can always try to contact them by leaving a reply to one of the posts. The WordPress blog might still be bound to his/her email and they could see your comment.

It’s a shot in the dark, but it might just work.
arianadler · Member · Jun 17, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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@dribblingpensioner, thank you for your suggestion. I appreciate it very much. However, both names are journalistic idioms and they somehow lose the impact when you add a “S”

I will figure something out until I’m in a position to buy the domain.

@nicolanglais, good idea, thank you. But it would take too much time. I’d rather think of another name now, and pay for a domain later.

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