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+Claiming existing project names
+===============================
+
+If you want to use a project name that's already being used, you may
+be able to claim it.
+
+If the project has viewable documentation, you'll need to contact the
+project's owner to see if you can persuade them to release the project
+to you.  It's possible (but probably unlikely) that they're be willing
+to let you have the project if it isn't being used any more.
+
+If the project doesn't have viewable documentation, it may be an
+abandoned experiment of some sort.  You should try to contact the
+project owner to see if they're willing to surrender the project.
+
+If a project doesn't have have viewable documentation, is inactive, and you're
+unable to reach the project owner, you can petition Read The Docs
+support **volunteers** to free the project name for you by `creating a
+support issue <https://github.com/rtfd/readthedocs.org/issues/new>`_.
+
+Support volunteers will use their judgment to evaluate the status of
+the existing project. If they deem it to be abandoned, then they'll
+rename it, so you can create a new project with the desired name.