Someone deleted my account and reserved my username
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I have had this account for a long time, and now I created a new account but I cannot reuse my old username. Is there a resolution to this?
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Hi Jacky,
I see that you changed your username from coolboiinetworks to jackyliangnyc.
Unfortunately, once you change your username, you are not be able to change it back – the old name coolboiinetworks will not be available for you or anyone to use.
Our support page explains more about the issue:
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks.
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I’m not sure what you mean by ‘went missing’. It appears you changed the username, and it cannot be changed back.
I recommend you try changing it to a different username by following this guide:
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Okay, so here’s a breakdown.
1. I created an account a long time ago. The username was “coolboii”.
2. After I found out that I couldn’t login, I created a new account.
3. When I tried to use the username “coolboii”, it doesn’t seem to work because it says it’s taken.
4. When I checked coolboii.wordpress.com, it says that it’s been deleted.Question is: where is my old account and WHY is it deleted? I didn’t delete my old account before? Now my new account cannot use my old username?
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We cannot share our logs. I assure you the account, “coolboii”, was renamed. My best advice is for you to choose a different username.
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This account was created with the username “coolboiinetworks” not “coolboii”. My original account was deleted without my permission, and now you’re saying I can’t retrieve my old account..
I feel like you’re hiding something from me.
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By not replying and removing the “modlook” tag, I assume that you know my account was deleted, but aren’t willing to fix the issue.
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Once we reply, we remove the “modlook” tag. We will still be notified of updates.
As for this case, the username “coolboii” was changed, such that it appears you didn’t intend to use it any longer, or that you were trying to create another account with that username. It was renamed four years ago, and cannot be reclaimed.
Again, my best advice is to choose a different username that’s available. You can follow this guide to update your username: http://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/
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I didn’t change the username. The old account I had was deleted without my permission. I didn’t do anything to get this.
Asking me to choose another username is not a resolution, because I never intended to change or delete the username that was part of the old account.
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