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Sign-in prompts
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2011–2026), in 5 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Sign In label is easily confused with Sign UpUnreviewed
20112026- Sign-in and sign-up forms look alike, so users fill in the wrong one2021-05-03
- Sign-in asks for a name first, then the provider choice, adding steps before the real login2012-02-15
- "Sign In" label is easily confused with "Sign Up"2011-08-09
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Google sign-in prompts appear on most websites and the option to disable them is hidden2026-03-20
- A sign-in popup blocks quick access to information, forcing an unwanted account choice2024-06-09
- Sign-in and sign-up forms look alike, so users fill in the wrong one2021-05-03
- Sign-in asks for a name first, then the provider choice, adding steps before the real login2012-02-15
- "Sign In" label is easily confused with "Sign Up"2011-08-09