Could SCN just save drafts of comments and answers?

[Jelena]

When posting a question (like right now) I can see "Saving Draft" message float up occasionally.

There are so many complaints about random "internal error" messages and comments/answers getting lost when submitting them. Why can't SCN simply save the drafts in such cases? Or shouldn't it verify if posting is possible before leaving the page?

Thank you.

[jerryjanda]

I'm checking to see if this has been submitted in Idea Place or addressed elsewhere. Also checking with the Q&A leads.

--Jerry

[Jelena]

As we celebrate the anniversary of this question - is there any update on this? Just yesterday I lost a rather long comment for unknown reason. Not sure if I accidentally clicked on something or moved my mouse but one second I'm typing and the other the comment field just disappears. No draft saved.

Would be also nice to get a "data loss confirmation" popup when you're in the middle of typing and accidentally hit Close.

I'm still dutifully doing Ctrl-A/Ctrl-C before hitting the Submit button though. 🙂