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We chose to put this information into the home page because it is the information any user (with the exception of a user whose goal is pure speculation, which we do not believe will happen) would wish to see before doing any actions: what midnights s/he is assigned, what midnights s/he is trying to trade for, and what midnights s/he has successfully traded. By pulling it all together and presenting it in a compact manner, the new design allows for two distinct and common tasks: a user at home can analyze his/her current situation and decide to take action from there, all without navigating to a different page; or, a user on-the-go can quickly glean for updates. The old interface would require a considerable amount of navigation to achieve the same tasks.
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