The issue with getting prompted to log in is most often a local browser issue, and not a site issue. I close my browser every evening, which automatically clears the Cookies for all websites, unless I have set Exceptions. When I open my browser the next morning and come here, I'm already logged in. It's only when we're having extreme issues that I have to log in manually. It's weird because at those times when I open a comment or thread in a fresh tab, that tab will require that I log in, even though I already am. But that's a rare exception, and only occurs when there are other significant performance issues.