This is a good point.

I mentioned in my [url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KWQV-jEESSMJ:roleplayerguild.com/showthread.php%3F232807-Could-I-get-some-feedback-on-these-mockups+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]"Can I get some feedback on these mockups?"[/url] topic (cached) that it would be nice if you could tab between IC, OOC, and New Post without causing the page to load/refresh.

However, I found that it was bad UX to let the user click a nav element (like a tab) with the expectation that their post will just stay there.

Until I get a deliberate "Save Draft" feature (which is on my TODO), I'd rather people write their IC posts externally or in a separate browser tab. -- At the very least without the assumption that I'm going to magically save their post as they write it.

Also, I'm having trouble remembering how the status system worked. Wasn't it a lil textfield under your name that you could update whenever (across all your posts?).