Thanks for the courteous reply that I probably didn't deserve. I also hate when a site pops up a sign-in or any other pop-up when I try to read the content. If

Thanks for the courteous reply that I probably didn't deserve. I also hate when a site pops up a sign-in or any other pop-up when I try to read the content. If I am interested in reading the content I look for ways around the obstacle. In this case, clicking the X to close it was all I needed to do. To me, that is easy enough and by far less annoying than the obnoxious cookie pop-ups or email requests. After reading the article I can say that it was worth taking the time to click the X IMHO.