In reply to Rick Rottman.

Rick, that's the funnest question yet. And the answer IN MY CASE is that no, I cannot, because included in my license to use the letters in a subdomain is the stipulation that I not use them otherwise (technically that isn't even accurate, but I'm adhering to the spirit of the contract).

However, as it sits right now, others can do so. WP's "policy", the one that this entire mess is about, reads (I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea) that if you happen to have such a domain, you can do exactly that. The policy says something like "we hope you'll consider transferring such domains to us but as long as the final resolution is to a domain that does not include the letters, it's all good".

Of course, that's policy, not law/contract/trademark rights, and so if WP is granted the trademark to which I objected they may well (and honestly would HAVE TO in order to keep the trademark) make that not OK.