>>I'm not sure I like the new login. It's one extra step that isn't needed. Also, it isn't clear to new people how to get an account.
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>I agree. I don't see the point of four big circles. What's Logout for?

It's for me. I couldn't get in because it saved my login in a cookie, but then javascript:LoginInMessagesArea() didn't get me in until I logged out, refreshed the page, and logged back in (actually using the so-called "alternate login").

It worked fine as it was.