This is a good point.
I mentioned in my
"Can I get some feedback on these mockups?" 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?).