Even less sure about the removal of the help icon saying why the password has to be entered again. Are you... sure it's related to the above...? I wouldn't say it is.
I'm not 100% sure about the removal of admin confirmation though... Not that I don't get your point -- but I can see people complaining the option is no longer there, and having to tell them to use phpMyAdmin to change it...
See also where it was discussed - http://wedge.org/pub/feats/6846/more-stuff-for-the-removal-of/



