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calling me stupid for not finding the signup button shows that you don't understand the issue. it isn't about intelligence, it's about user experience. when i want to sign up for a website, i don't try to do things that i can't do without signing up so i can then get redirected to a signup form. i look for the signup form.

the signup form should be accessible in one click from the front page. common sense.

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That's interesting. I'm not sure how common it is but I sign in all the time by doing just that. I just always try to use sites immediately because they usually cause signing in (or up) to be part of the flow.

For example, I go to my bank website and click "My Account" cause that's what I want to do. It asks me to sign in, and then redirects me to my account page. I don't click sign in.

I'm not saying this makes it ok. This just made me aware of my technique for the first time and I thought it was interesting.

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