[tor-bugs] #6040 [Vidalia]: "Use a New Identity" behavior is non-intuitive and can lead to mistaken use

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#6040: "Use a New Identity" behavior is non-intuitive and can lead to mistaken use
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    Reporter:  keystroke  |       Owner:  chiiph         
        Type:  defect     |      Status:  closed         
    Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:                 
   Component:  Vidalia    |     Version:  Vidalia: 0.2.17
  Resolution:  invalid    |    Keywords:                 
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Comment(by arma):

 It's to prevent multiple intentional clicks. It hurts the network a tiny
 bit when you do it, since your client throws away its current circuits and
 makes new ones. If lots of people clicked it five times a second, the sum
 would be harmful.

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