When logging into Flickr this evening I found the following message in my inbox:

Dear Old Skool Account-Holding Flickr Member,

On March 15th we’ll be discontinuing the old email-based Flickr sign in system. From that point on, everyone will have to use a Yahoo! ID to sign in to Flickr.

I’m not sure how I feel about this yet. I’ve been with Flickr for awhile and watched as the sign in page was changed after Yahoo! took over. First it was the normal sign on, then the page was equally shared between ‘Old Skool’ account members and those with Yahoo! IDs. Then we were relegated to an obscure link at the bottom of the page. Now they are doing away with it altogether.

Don’t get me wrong, I will continue to use the service. I love Flickr. Its one of the best services on the web and I have no intention of leaving. I just feel, well, kind of like the old members were sold out. I understand the rationale behind having a unified sign on process, but it doesn’t feel right.

It won’t be long before my account on Del.icio.us is switched over as well.

I know I’m making a bigger deal out of this than need be. I just wanted to rant.

Flickr, Rants, Yahoo