diff --git a/contrib/js/backlink.js b/contrib/js/backlink.js
index 8114e0d..f32afef 100644
--- a/contrib/js/backlink.js
+++ b/contrib/js/backlink.js
@@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ function init(prefix) {
     r.post(function(j) {
       if(j.error) {
         // an error happened
-        r.showError(h.error);
+        r.showError(j.error);
       } else {
         // we're good
         r.showMessage("posted as "+j.message_id);
       }
     }, function(err) {
-      alert(err);
+      r.showError(err);
     });
     r.showMessage("posting... ");
   }
diff --git a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
index ac1db5f..2e1a35b 100644
--- a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
+++ b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ parent.appendChild(wrapper);parent.backlink=false;},function(msg){var wrapper=do
 parent.backlink=true;}};parent.backlink=true;}
 function inject_hover_for_element(elem){var elems=elem.getElementsByClassName("backlink");var ls=[];var l=elems.length;for(var idx=0;idx<l;idx++){var e=elems[idx];ls.push(e);}
 for(var elem in ls){inject_hover(prefix,ls[elem]);}}
-function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;e.setAttribute("draggable","true");var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var originalX=window.screenX-150;var originalY=10;rpl.moveTo(originalX,originalY);e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){mouseDownX=ev.clientX;mouseDownY=ev.clientY;},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var x=originalX+ev.clientX-mouseDownX;var y=originalY+ev.clientY-mouseDownY;x-=window.screenLeft;y-=window.screenTop;rpl.moveTo(x,y);originalX=x;originalY=y;},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");e.onclick=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(h.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted as "+j.message_id);}},function(err){alert(err);});r.showMessage("posting... ");}}
+function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;e.setAttribute("draggable","true");var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var originalX=window.screenX-150;var originalY=10;rpl.moveTo(originalX,originalY);e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){mouseDownX=ev.clientX;mouseDownY=ev.clientY;},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var x=originalX+ev.clientX-mouseDownX;var y=originalY+ev.clientY-mouseDownY;x-=window.screenLeft;y-=window.screenTop;rpl.moveTo(x,y);originalX=x;originalY=y;},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");e.onclick=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(j.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted as "+j.message_id);}},function(err){r.showError(err);});r.showMessage("posting... ");}}
 /* ./contrib/js/banner.js */
 var banner_count=3;function nntpchan_inject_banners(elem,prefix){var n=Math.floor(Math.random()*banner_count);var banner=prefix+"static/banner_"+n+".jpg";var e=document.createElement("img");e.src=banner;e.id="nntpchan_banner";elem.appendChild(e);}
 /* ./contrib/js/expand-image.js */