About drafts after preview?

[Audrey Simmons]

Any reason why drafts don't save both the content of a posts and the title together?

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

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It will be hard to formulate another title because you do not understand what you want to post, but if you know what you want to post, to get another title for it will be super easy. It is even very possible that the another title you will give it will still be the old title. If it is not the old title, the title will still indicate what the topic is all about.

[Zoomic]

Any reason why drafts don't save both the content of a posts and the title together?

The post message field is different from the title field. If you are writing a post and eventually doe ctrl + A, do the title texts also highlight? 

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

No, the first is not always the best. It is even an advisable practice to try any version of title after you might have written one. Maybe something shorter and punchy could work well. Tittle isn't what you struggle to formulate. A well written post should have a somewhat natural title.

[promise444c5]

Title isn’t something to worry compared to wall of texts that could have been lost .. Just come up with new suitable title if you’ve forgotten the old .
 
Hence, it’s  only best to you, while  to others it’s jusst a short description, anyone could come up with something even better .. They are short and can be something catchy at times, what is really important is your thread body.. although your title (subject) can attract more visitors in some cases.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

Make use of your personal notebook. Write this down before building the content.
Maybe it would even make more sense to you and more efficient formulating both the title and it's content on your notebook before transferring it to the text editor, it could help you create better topics.

Saving the content in the drafts is more than enough, title shouldn't be a problem, just pen it down before working on it.

[OcTradism]

Any reason why drafts don't save both the content of a posts and the title together?

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

About forum drafts
Drafts.
Draft page - Pros & Cons.

With drafts saved in the draft page, if you did not post it, just click on Preview, you will not be able to find where that post is if there is no quote part in that draft.
When you already posted a post, and it was saved in draft, you will easily find where that post is by searching with the content.
It's harder if you did not post it, just Preview, whether you can find where you compose that drafts, depends on its content. The easiest way is there is a quote part in the draft, so that you can have information about topic id and post id.
Like this

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quote author=Audrey Simmons link=topic=5576329.msg66470655#msg66470655 date=1772580467

There is an usercript that auto saves your posts to draft page, but that's it, there is no topic title.
[Userscript] Auto-Save your posts to drafts

[alegotardo]

Something I thought could be useful a dedicated space to take personal notes... I've had situations where I formulate a new topic.. I did a lot of research and pasted it into a notepad on my computer, and then in another place I could not able to access my notes to finish post. At that moment I realized how good is a personal space for notes here.

Anyway, I think that is a topic for another thread, but I agree with the others that the title is something that does not need to be saved because I and most users usually create it only at end, since the content of the post changes and sometimes we need to change title to match with new content.

But, if this is a problem to you, why you dont put the title at first line of your post? Then, when you publish it definitively, just cut of from post and put it in the correct field

[libert19]

I second you, both topic title and topic content should be saved in drafts.

It will be hard to formulate another title because you do not understand what you want to post, but if you know what you want to post, to get another title for it will be super easy. It is even very possible that the another title you will give it will still be the old title. If it is not the old title, the title will still indicate what the topic is all about.

Meh. You can conjure up new titles, or you may remember old one too, but I have had times where I felt the 'new title' wasn't as good as 'old one'.

...But, if this is a problem to you, why you dont put the title at first line of your post? Then, when you publish it definitively, just cut of from post and put it in the correct field

This is good workaround.

[FinneysTrueVision]

I only ever use the preview button to see if I formatted a long post correctly. In fact, I rarely ever pay attention to titles because I don’t start threads very often. I just keep whatever the default title is when I’m writing a reply. This is a problem that will only concern a very small number of people.

Titles are only supposed to give a general idea of what a thread is about. It’s not very important if the title is saved or not because it should only take a few seconds to come up with something that is good enough.

[OcTradism]

I just keep whatever the default title is when I’m writing a reply. This is a problem that will only concern a very small number of people.

Let's pay your attention on topic titles even you're not topic authors.

Because sometimes trollers or attackers can edit the original topic title to a new one for spreading trolling message or attacking the topic author or the company. It barely happens but if you always don't look at topic title, sometimes you will quote, reply and make your posts with an inaccurate topic title.

For example, look at what I do

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Trolling Finneys

Other posters who reply to my post, if don't pay attention, will spread this "Trolling Finneys" further, and I don't think it is good posting style.

Titles are only supposed to give a general idea of what a thread is about. It’s not very important if the title is saved or not because it should only take a few seconds to come up with something that is good enough.

Topic titles are very important as they convey the very first message and impression you want to make to readers. If readers don't feel your topic titles are interesting, they will not read your topics.
Topic title style guide.

[Upgrade00]

This will only matter if you're deliberately using the drafts to save a text for later. In this case you likely will not even have put a title yet, I know I do not, to prevent me from mistakenly posting the thread before it's ready (a thread will not be posted if there's no title), and if you do have a title it's easy to just add it directly into the text so it's saved along with it.

If you're using the drafts cause you just erroneously lost a thread you were typing, you'll very likely still remember the exact title you entered, you just formed it moments before that.
A space for title in the draft page will make it much longer and we may have to take less than 100 drafts at a time or you'll need to scroll down too long besides the other issues presented.

[LoyceV]

The "draft" feature should be a last resort. My browser remembers most open posts, even if I restart it, but for longer posts, I save a text file with title and body in there. Don't expect the forum to provide a solution for things you can do on your own.

[Audrey Simmons]

I second you, both topic title and topic content should be saved in drafts.

Thank you, with other alternatives as suggested, it would be nice if its added. Sometimes, retrieving posts from draft without the title, losses the tone at which you started writing from, getting a replacement will be fine too, but maybe slightly different and not particularly how you intend it to sound like.

[adultcrypto]

It will be hard to formulate another title because you do not understand what you want to post, but if you know what you want to post, to get another title for it will be super easy. It is even very possible that the another title you will give it will still be the old title. If it is not the old title, the title will still indicate what the topic is all about.

I think you are mistaken what the OP is saying. In the picture below, I circled the topic of this post, that part can be edited which means the topic/subject of the post can be edited.


I don't know if it is a flaw in the forum design but it would have been better that part of the subjected are not editable so that someone cannot change the topic apart from the moderators or the OP.

[LoyceV]

I don't know if it is a flaw in the forum design but it would have been better that part of the subjected are not editable so that someone cannot change the topic apart from the moderators or the OP.

You're thinking about the topic title, but, as you can see above my post, all I can edit is the title of my post. If I couldn't edit that, it could just as well be removed as it only means showing the same topic title 22 times on each page.

[GeorgeJohn]

Any reason why drafts don't save both the content of a posts and the title together?

draft and preview is meant for only messages  in the box for writing of text, so it only saved a text in the writing box...the subject box wasn't program to save a text, in case of if their's anybody changing of subject....

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

You can remember your title or you write on a paper if you can't remember your first title...This are minor something you can do, so that you will not forget your title.

[MusaMohamed]

You can remember your title or you write on a paper if you can't remember your first title...This are minor something you can do, so that you will not forget your title.

Write the topic title in the post content, at the top, if OP don't want to remember the title.

It's only personal topic and post composing style and later when you want to publish your topic, post, you can either keep that topic title in the post or delete it.

It is only if OP considers that having a topic title in a draft is important while with me, I don't see it too important as I create that topic title so I can remember it or I can create it again later, it's not a big challenge.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Any reason why drafts don't save both the content of a post and the title together?

It may seem easy to formulate another title when writing on a topic, but the first title will best fit in the discussion than another.

If you're creating your own thread, this may not be a serious issue,  because you can always find a more suitable title for it, but when replying on another thread and you couldn't find the title from the draft, you should go back to refresh the page and then copy your content from the draft to post it, don't just post like that without seeing that everything is in place after being on the draft section, moreover, you cant even post without a title.

[GeorgeJohn]

Write the topic title in the post content, at the top, if OP don't want to remember the title.

If you write it at post content, it's  nice at that moment, but a situation whereby you stay longer, without posting, your system can logged you out, i have experience such, i stayed an hour plus, when I tried to access forum, I started afresh to login..Shall it depends on the system we use, I can't generalise it.

[rat03gopoh]

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Op didn't ask "how," but "why"? That's the point.

An alternative (quick) way to remember or be too lazy to rewrite the topic title you want to reply to is to simply quote a random post on the current topic and place it at the end of the reply. Do this before you start writing any reply. I think this way you won't lose track of your last progress.