i realized while typing earlier i had the urge to find a "save as draft" button. i guess i was so fixated with my blog. but anyway, my point is what if the forum was to include this feature so whatever you write, you could save them for posting later on. i was thinking maybe some people would have some stuff to do and they have to shut down the computer (not everyone can leave their computer on, and that would be a waste of energy), but they have already written their topics/posts. moreover, some people would have second thoughts in posting their topics so they could save them and look at them later on if they want to post it.

i know there are some tricks in allowing your post to be saved while you shut down your computer, like saving it on a text editor, or closing the firefox window through the task manager and reopening the session later when you restart your computer, but i think that's somewhat out of context with regards to the forum.

i know that some of you might say, well there's always the "edit post" button so they could edit their posts later on, but that doesn't give them the opportunity to cancel something that they have said already (you know, some people might regret what they've said), and people might have reacted to it already. although i know this one would be a contradictory to the idea of the credit system for hosted members, but i think it's worth the shot.

the preview button might help, but i don't think a lot of posters use the button to "actually" look at their posts and review it before they post it. i think this feature would be more convenient than let's say, a poster requesting a mod to delete his topic. that would be less clutter in the forum.

what do you guys think? comments and violent reactions are welcome.

I see the Master is quickly acquiring "evil" terminology! I'm surprised no one's chimed on this idea whose time has come. Yes - I think this is an excellent idea given the fast paced society we live in today. I mean, I can't even count the times I've wanted to begin responding to a post, but decided not to as I was just getting ready to run an errand or some such drudgery. And like the topic starter eluded to, it's not always practical or possible to have a text editor up on the screen all the times. With the number of typos I see on this board it's apparent members, myself included, don't use the preview option as much as they should, due in part to time constraints.

How many of us have written something we later regreted, but didn't want to bother a mod to erase it and/or move it for us? A draft option would give folks a little more time to mull things over before jumping in head first. And while spontaneous response certainly has it's place, some threads would be better served with bit more reflection. So yes, bring on a "save draft" option. It may be a headache to install, but in the end, I think the Trap would end up with not only more posts, but more quality posts. And isn't that entire goal?

lol, i'm trying my best



i realized some members seemed to be in need of a moderator's or admin's attention most of the time. they're like babies wanting to be carried by their mothers. it's nothing offensive though . it feels like it's always the moderators and admins who do most of the stuff (tending to everyone's needs, although i know it IS their job, we could at least lessen it).

my thought of posting this was for practicality and convenience, not only to the topic starter, but also to the forum staff as well.

I think this is one good idea. I usually save my posts and other things such as scraps (orkut) on Notepad when I have to do something in very urgent and leave the computer.

I'm guessing installing it will be not that easy, but I guess it'll be worth it. But then, it should get deleted and we shouldn't have two things taking space on the database, the final post and the draft. I have never used the "Preview" button ever while posting on Trap17 I guess. It'll create less problems for someone who said something they later realized they shouldn't had, or to lessen the load on Admins and MODs. They already edit the topics, I guess the "Save as Draft" thing would help in some other ways too.

But what if it might be clashing with the credit system? No one knows how exactly OpaQue coded it. Maybe Buff does, but still. I am waiting for his reply on this topic then.

hmm... indeed. but i can't seem to think of any situation that it would clash with the credit system. do you mean code-wise? i might agree if it's code-wise. i think the credit system works separately with the database (with the former as part of the front-end and the latter as the back-end), and the credit system would only take effect as soon as it is published (just my theory though ).

don't know how feasible this can be with our hosting credits system set-up. but why complicate things, right?

if your notepad on your PC doesn't fit the bill, and you really want to save a draft copy of your post on trap17 forums -- there is a way.

you can always use "Your Personal Note Pad" readily available in your forum control panel (labeled as My Controls, linked on menu on top of this page). need small, medium, large notes to save, no problem! you can choose the notepad size as you wish. just don't forget to press the [UPDATE] button if you're working something on it. i don't have to tell you why, right?

i use it, as i need it, for making trap17 notes which i want to keep for myself. this is a work-around, a substitute if you may for the issue at hand. if you want to make use of it to make draft notes, you can just transfer it to a new topic thread afterwards. i don't think a "save as draft" option will be available any time soon without tinkering with the code for the hosting credits system.

oh yeah right right. i forgot that one. i actually didn't realize the purpose of that until you mentioned it but then again, what happens if you have multiple posts? cutting the text from the personal note pad, then looking up the forum where your topic should be posted, and publishing it takes a lot of steps, don't you think? compared to posting it up and clicking the "save as draft" button. surely that would be a lot convenient.

a prolific multi-tasker now, are we? i disagree on your points. you can copy and paste the URIs of the topics to your personal notepad, even if you have a multitude of topics you want to save a draft on. and it is more convenient in many ways, since you'll have to re-open the threads anyway if you want to make your drafts published. your method is in practice more inconvenient, since you have no way of knowing where your drafts would be! it will definitely not show in your directory of posts via your profile, since drafts are meant to be NOT visible (unless you admin/mod the forum). one thing more, a draft post will occupy a post number on the topic thread, and it will just be consuming precious mysql space. and what if you regret having the draft in the first place, or forget about it after all? who takes care of it? more work for admins and mods? heheü

your personal notepad would be your best option. it stays private on your profile page, waiting for your action until you deem it proper to publish them, and it will not mess up the forum threads in any way.