I have never had to log in to newyorktimes.com ever

you no longer have to login. if you have old cookies from *.nytimes.com, clear those first and try again.

Agreed. Though when I posted a rant about that on RWW last October, it was met mostly with blank stares.

ref: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_new_york_times_tea...