Messages in Mavericks has no Buddy List?

Can anyone who updated to Mavericks check to see if you have a Buddy List window in your Messages app (fka iChat)? I don't, nor is there an option for Buddies List window under its Window menu, as normal. The only window that opens is the Messages window, which works fine. But there's no way to see who's online, ones Buddies, etc.
I'm attaching a screen shot of what I see.

I figured out my own issue: bypass the new Accounts offerings, and select Other... This allows you to create an AIM account, and this then reveals a Buddy List window.

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    Hi,
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      iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
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    Hi,
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  • Mavericks has broken most stock apps, app store ,preview, messages, facetime ect the list goes on they bounce in the menu then nothing its been like that since installing mavericks fixed briefly by reinstalling but then stopped again very quickly

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    10:21 pm      Saturday; February 15, 2014
      iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
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  • In Messages, all of my buddies have disappeared from the buddy list.  ***?

    I video chat with a friend using Messages and suddenly my buddy list is empty .... no buddies.  We both use AIM.  What gives?

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     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
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  • Cannot delete groups in buddy list in messages

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    9:09 pm      Saturday; April 18, 2015
    ​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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    ​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
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