Mac OS X/Safari 4.0.5 ... as if you didn't know already...
I've had a lot of loading problems here over the past week or so. When it tries too long to do so for over 30 seconds or so, it then seizes my browser which I then have to shut down and open again.
I've also had cogs but have had no error messages to speak of.
I've also had the same reply box problems as described, but I've had them ever since I first came to Gaga, so my solution has now become second nature... but to recap for your purposes Lori... When I first try to post in any area on LC after I've opened the browser up, I get the reply box, usually, but not always with the flashing cursor. If I then start to type in the box it does not accept anything. My solution has all this time has been just to cancel the box and get a new one... then I'm off and running again! If I then go to another forum here in Gaga or area like blogs or the Sinking Ship, I have the same problem, irrespective that I have not closed the browser. If I then return to any area I have succeeded to post in, then I do not have the same issue... until I a) get chucked out b) re-open the browser. I only bother to tell you now, because it has caused me to think how off-putting it might be to someone new. Like I said... I've got used to my pet bug!
