diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 41c3c3687..fa5d442c3 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@
           submit.disabled = false;
           submit.value = 'Submit';
         }
-        if (qr.el && $('#auto', qr.el).checked) {
-          return qr.autoPost();
+        if (!qr.validatePost()) {
+          return qr.submit.call($('form', qr.el));
         }
       }
     }
@@ -1231,7 +1231,6 @@
     },
     attach: function() {
       var fileDiv;
-      $('#auto', qr.el).checked = true;
       fileDiv = $.el('div', {
         innerHTML: '<input type=file name=upfile><a>X</a>'
       });
@@ -1248,17 +1247,21 @@
       oldFile = $('#qr_form input[type=file]', qr.el);
       return $.replace(oldFile, file);
     },
-    autoPost: function() {
+    validatePost: function() {
+      var captcha, captchas, content, cutoff, responseField;
+      content = $('textarea', qr.el).value || $('input[type=file]', qr.el).files.length;
+      if (!content) {
+        return 'Error: No text entered.';
+      }
+      responseField = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el);
+      if (responseField.value) {
+        return;
+      }
       /*
           captchas expire after 5 hours (couldn't find an official source, so
           anonymous empirically verified). cutoff 5 minutes before then, b/c posting
           takes time.
           */
-      var blank, captcha, captchas, cutoff, responseField;
-      blank = !$('textarea', qr.el).value && !$('input[type=file]', qr.el).files.length;
-      if (blank) {
-        return;
-      }
       cutoff = Date.now() - 5 * HOUR + 5 * MINUTE;
       captchas = $.get('captchas', []);
       while (captcha = captchas.shift()) {
@@ -1267,16 +1270,13 @@
         }
       }
       $.set('captchas', captchas);
-      responseField = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el);
       responseField.nextSibling.textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas';
       if (!captcha) {
-        alert('You forgot to type in the verification.');
-        responseField.focus();
-        return;
+        return 'You forgot to type in the verification.';
       }
       $('#recaptcha_challenge_field', qr.el).value = captcha.challenge;
       responseField.value = captcha.response;
-      return qr.submit.call($('form', qr.el));
+      return false;
     },
     captchaNode: function(e) {
       var target;
@@ -1297,11 +1297,7 @@
       if (!(blank || cooldown.duration)) {
         return;
       }
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      $('#auto', qr.el).checked = true;
-      if (conf['Auto Hide QR']) {
-        $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true;
-      }
+      e.preventDefault();
       captchas = $.get('captchas', []);
       captchas.push({
         challenge: $('#recaptcha_challenge_field', qr.el).value,
@@ -1324,7 +1320,7 @@
       THREAD_ID = g.THREAD_ID || $.x('ancestor::div[@class="thread"]/div', link).id;
       spoiler = $('.postarea label') ? '<label> [<input type=checkbox name=spoiler>Spoiler Image?]</label>' : '';
       challenge = $('#recaptcha_challenge_field').value;
-      html = "      <a id=close title=close>X</a>      <input type=checkbox id=autohide title=autohide>      <div class=move>        <input class=inputtext type=text name=name placeholder=Name form=qr_form>        Quick Reply      </div>      <form name=post action=http://sys.4chan.org/" + g.BOARD + "/post method=POST enctype=multipart/form-data target=iframe id=qr_form>        <input type=hidden name=resto value=" + THREAD_ID + ">        <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_challenge_field id=recaptcha_challenge_field value=" + challenge + ">        <input type=hidden name=mode value=regist>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=email placeholder=E-mail>" + spoiler + "</div>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=sub placeholder=Subject><input type=submit value=" + submitValue + " id=com_submit " + submitDisabled + "><label><input type=checkbox id=auto>auto</label></div>        <div><textarea class=inputtext name=com placeholder=Comment></textarea></div>        <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=" + challenge + "></div>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=recaptcha_response_field placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field><span class=captcha>" + ($.get('captchas', []).length) + " captchas</span></div>        <div><input type=file name=upfile></div>      </form>      <div id=files></div>      <div><input class=inputtext type=password name=pwd placeholder=Password form=qr_form maxlength=8><a name=attach>attach another file</a></div>      <a id=error class=error></a>      ";
+      html = "      <a id=close title=close>X</a>      <input type=checkbox id=autohide title=autohide>      <div class=move>        <input class=inputtext type=text name=name placeholder=Name form=qr_form>        Quick Reply      </div>      <form name=post action=http://sys.4chan.org/" + g.BOARD + "/post method=POST enctype=multipart/form-data target=iframe id=qr_form>        <input type=hidden name=resto value=" + THREAD_ID + ">        <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_challenge_field id=recaptcha_challenge_field value=" + challenge + ">        <input type=hidden name=mode value=regist>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=email placeholder=E-mail>" + spoiler + "</div>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=sub placeholder=Subject><input type=submit value=" + submitValue + " id=com_submit " + submitDisabled + "></div>        <div><textarea class=inputtext name=com placeholder=Comment></textarea></div>        <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=" + challenge + "></div>        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=recaptcha_response_field placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field><span class=captcha>" + ($.get('captchas', []).length) + " captchas</span></div>        <div><input type=file name=upfile></div>      </form>      <div id=files></div>      <div><input class=inputtext type=password name=pwd placeholder=Password form=qr_form maxlength=8><a name=attach>attach another file</a></div>      <a id=error class=error></a>      ";
       qr.el = ui.dialog('qr', {
         top: '0px',
         left: '0px'
@@ -1409,20 +1405,21 @@
       return ta.value += text;
     },
     refresh: function() {
-      var auto, c, m;
-      auto = $('#auto', qr.el).checked;
+      var c, m;
       $('form', qr.el).reset();
-      $('#auto', qr.el).checked = auto;
       c = d.cookie;
       $('input[name=name]', qr.el).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_name=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : '';
       $('input[name=email]', qr.el).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_email=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : '';
       return $('input[name=pwd]', qr.el).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_pass=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : $('input[name=pwd]').value;
     },
     submit: function(e) {
-      var id, isQR, op;
-      if ($('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el).value === '') {
+      var id, msg, op;
+      if (msg = qr.validatePost()) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        qr.autoPost();
+        alert(msg);
+        if (msg === 'You forgot to type in the verification.') {
+          $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el).focus();
+        }
         return;
       }
       if (conf['Auto Watch Reply'] && conf['Thread Watcher']) {
@@ -1436,17 +1433,17 @@
           }
         }
       }
-      isQR = this.id === 'qr_form';
-      if (this.id === 'qr_form') {
-        if (!e) {
-          this.submit();
-        }
-        $('#error', qr.el).textContent = '';
-        if (conf['Auto Hide QR']) {
-          $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true;
-        }
-        return qr.sage = /sage/i.test($('input[name=email]', this).value);
+      if (this.id !== 'qr_form') {
+        return;
       }
+      if (!e) {
+        this.submit();
+      }
+      $('#error', qr.el).textContent = '';
+      if (conf['Auto Hide QR']) {
+        $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true;
+      }
+      return qr.sage = /sage/i.test($('input[name=email]', this).value);
     },
     sys: function() {
       var c, duration, id, noko, recaptcha, sage, search, thread, url, watch, _, _ref;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 0f8232909..d8a2e7f1c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ options =
     $('#timePreview').textContent = Time.funk Time
 
 cooldown =
+  #TODO merge into qr
   init: ->
     if match = location.search.match /cooldown=(\d+)/
       [_, time] = match
@@ -953,8 +954,8 @@ cooldown =
       for submit in submits
         submit.disabled = false
         submit.value = 'Submit'
-      if qr.el and $('#auto', qr.el).checked
-        qr.autoPost()
+      unless qr.validatePost()
+        qr.submit.call $ 'form', qr.el
 
 qr =
   # TODO
@@ -977,7 +978,6 @@ qr =
     $('#recaptcha_response_field').id = ''
 
   attach: ->
-    $('#auto', qr.el).checked = true
     fileDiv = $.el 'div', innerHTML: '<input type=file name=upfile><a>X</a>'
     $.bind fileDiv.firstChild, 'change', qr.validateFileSize
     $.bind fileDiv.lastChild, 'click', (-> $.rm @parentNode)
@@ -989,16 +989,19 @@ qr =
     oldFile = $ '#qr_form input[type=file]', qr.el
     $.replace oldFile, file
 
-  autoPost: ->
+  validatePost: ->
+    content = $('textarea', qr.el).value or $('input[type=file]', qr.el).files.length
+    return 'Error: No text entered.' unless content
+
+    responseField = $ '#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el
+    return if responseField.value
+
     ###
     captchas expire after 5 hours (couldn't find an official source, so
     anonymous empirically verified). cutoff 5 minutes before then, b/c posting
     takes time.
     ###
 
-    blank = !$('textarea', qr.el).value and !$('input[type=file]', qr.el).files.length
-    return if blank
-
     cutoff = Date.now() - 5*HOUR + 5*MINUTE
     captchas = $.get 'captchas', []
     while captcha = captchas.shift()
@@ -1006,17 +1009,14 @@ qr =
         break
     $.set 'captchas', captchas
 
-    responseField = $ '#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el
     responseField.nextSibling.textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas'
 
-    unless captcha
-      alert 'You forgot to type in the verification.'
-      responseField.focus()
-      return
+    return 'You forgot to type in the verification.' unless captcha
 
     $('#recaptcha_challenge_field', qr.el).value = captcha.challenge
     responseField.value = captcha.response
-    qr.submit.call $ 'form', qr.el
+
+    false
 
   captchaNode: (e) ->
     return unless qr.el
@@ -1031,10 +1031,7 @@ qr =
     blank = !$('textarea', qr.el).value and !$('input[type=file]', qr.el).files.length
     return unless blank or cooldown.duration
 
-    e.stopPropagation()
-
-    $('#auto', qr.el).checked = true
-    $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true if conf['Auto Hide QR']
+    e.preventDefault()
 
     captchas = $.get 'captchas', []
     captchas.push
@@ -1069,7 +1066,7 @@ qr =
         <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_challenge_field id=recaptcha_challenge_field value=#{challenge}>
         <input type=hidden name=mode value=regist>
         <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=email placeholder=E-mail>#{spoiler}</div>
-        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=sub placeholder=Subject><input type=submit value=#{submitValue} id=com_submit #{submitDisabled}><label><input type=checkbox id=auto>auto</label></div>
+        <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=sub placeholder=Subject><input type=submit value=#{submitValue} id=com_submit #{submitDisabled}></div>
         <div><textarea class=inputtext name=com placeholder=Comment></textarea></div>
         <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=#{challenge}></div>
         <div><input class=inputtext type=text name=recaptcha_response_field placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field><span class=captcha>#{$.get('captchas', []).length} captchas</span></div>
@@ -1153,18 +1150,18 @@ qr =
     ta.value += text
 
   refresh: ->
-    auto = $('#auto', qr.el).checked
     $('form', qr.el).reset()
-    $('#auto', qr.el).checked = auto
     c = d.cookie
     $('input[name=name]',  qr.el).value = if m = c.match(/4chan_name=([^;]+)/)  then decodeURIComponent m[1] else ''
     $('input[name=email]', qr.el).value = if m = c.match(/4chan_email=([^;]+)/) then decodeURIComponent m[1] else ''
     $('input[name=pwd]',   qr.el).value = if m = c.match(/4chan_pass=([^;]+)/)  then decodeURIComponent m[1] else $('input[name=pwd]').value
 
   submit: (e) ->
-    if $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el).value is ''
+    if msg = qr.validatePost()
       e.preventDefault()
-      qr.autoPost()
+      alert msg
+      if msg is 'You forgot to type in the verification.'
+        $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr.el).focus()
       return
 
     if conf['Auto Watch Reply'] and conf['Thread Watcher']
@@ -1176,13 +1173,12 @@ qr =
         if $('img.favicon', op).src is Favicon.empty
           watcher.watch op, id
 
-    isQR = @id is 'qr_form'
+    return unless @id is 'qr_form'
 
-    if @id is 'qr_form'
-      if !e then @submit()
-      $('#error', qr.el).textContent = ''
-      $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true if conf['Auto Hide QR']
-      qr.sage = /sage/i.test $('input[name=email]', @).value
+    if !e then @submit()
+    $('#error', qr.el).textContent = ''
+    $('#autohide', qr.el).checked = true if conf['Auto Hide QR']
+    qr.sage = /sage/i.test $('input[name=email]', @).value
 
   sys: ->
     if recaptcha = $ '#recaptcha_response_field' #post reporting