1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/public/assets/js/lib/views/index/hootbox.js b/public/assets/js/lib/views/index/hootbox.js
index f93a689..cdd3eb0 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/lib/views/index/hootbox.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/lib/views/index/hootbox.js
@@ -5,21 +5,13 @@ var HootBox = FormView.extend({
   events: {
   },
   
-  validate: function(){
-    var errors = []
-    var comment = $("[name=comment]").val()
-    if (! comment || ! comment.length) {
-      errors.push("Please enter a comment.")
-    }
-    return errors.length ? errors : null
-  },
-  
   action: "/api/thread/1/comment",
   
   initialize: function(){
     this.__super__.initialize.call(this)
     this.template = this.$(".template").html()
     this.$hoots = this.$("#hoots")
+    this.$comment = this.$("[name=comment]")
   },
   
   load: function(comments){
@@ -41,7 +33,16 @@ var HootBox = FormView.extend({
     var $el = $( this.parse(comment) )
     this.$hoots.append($el)
   },
-  
+
+  validate: function(){
+    var errors = []
+    var comment = $("[name=comment]").val()
+    if (! comment || ! comment.length) {
+      errors.push("Please enter a comment.")
+    }
+    return errors.length ? errors : null
+  },
+
   success: function(comment){
     this.prependComment(comment)
     this.$("[name=comment]").val("")