This has been an ongoing issue for everyone this week I believe. Upvotes don't always go through and take a long time when they do. Whenever I write an article post I always copy from a word processor. I don't do this when writing comments though, and I occasionally write long comments that I put a lot of thought into... then I see that ever-turning wheel and my gut tightens. I've lost a few and it's very frustrating. I also had to try a couple times to post my last root article before it actually went through.

I've been posting in html because I'm used to it and feel I have more control over the formatting. It would be nice if I could preview html while I typed in a word processor, it just means I do some editing in the steemit "Post" box. I lost my edits when my last post didn't go through and had to recall what they all were. If Steemit wants to continue gaining attention as a legit platform, these kinds of issues need to be fixed.