diff --git a/view/templates/jot.tpl b/view/templates/jot.tpl
index a3600c3ff..e4692a8bb 100644
--- a/view/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		{{/if}}
 		<div id="jot-text-wrap">
 		<img id="profile-jot-text-loading" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$wait}}" title="{{$wait}}" style="display: none;" />
-		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" >{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 		</div>
 
 <div id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper" class="jothidden">
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
index 2423171ec..73f7c9ec9 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
@@ -119,21 +119,16 @@ function commentCloseUI(obj, id) {
 	$(document).bind( "click.commentClose", handler );
 }
 
-// test if there is default content in the jot text box and remove it
 function jotTextOpenUI(obj) {
-	if(obj.value == aStr.share) {
-		obj.value = '';
+	if (obj.value == '') {
 		$(".modal-body #profile-jot-text").addClass("profile-jot-text-full").removeClass("profile-jot-text-empty");
 		// initiale autosize for the jot
 		autosize($(".modal-body #profile-jot-text"));
 	}
 }
 
-// insert default content into the jot text box
-// if it's empty
 function jotTextCloseUI(obj) {
-	if(obj.value === '') {
-	obj.value = aStr.share;
+	if (obj.value === '') {
 		$(".modal-body #profile-jot-text").removeClass("profile-jot-text-full").addClass("profile-jot-text-empty");
 		// destroy the automatic textarea resizing
 		autosize.destroy($(".modal-body #profile-jot-text"));
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
index bcf002132..90d17f6c4 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 					{{* The jot text field in which the post text is inserted *}}
 					<div id="jot-text-wrap">
-					<textarea rows="2" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text form-control text-autosize" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" onFocus="jotTextOpenUI(this);" onBlur="jotTextCloseUI(this);" style="min-width:100%; max-width:100%;">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+					<textarea rows="2" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text form-control text-autosize" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}" onFocus="jotTextOpenUI(this);" onBlur="jotTextCloseUI(this);" style="min-width:100%; max-width:100%;">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 					</div>
 
 					<ul id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper" class="jothidden nav nav-pills">
@@ -123,9 +123,5 @@ can load different content into the jot moadl (e.g. the item edit jot)
 	$('iframe').load(function() {
 		this.style.height = this.contentWindow.document.body.offsetHeight + 'px';
 	});
-
-	// insert new object with value to aStr
-	// function jotTextOpenUI does make use of it
-	aStr.share = "{{$share}}";
 </script>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/jot.tpl
index b883dfa0b..0c31681b8 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		{{/if}}
 		<div id="jot-text-wrap">
 		{{*<!--<img id="profile-jot-text-loading" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$wait}}" title="{{$wait}}" style="display: none;" />-->*}}
-		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" >{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 		</div>
 
 <div id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper" class="jothidden">
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/frost/templates/jot.tpl
index b0301476a..c0ba9b045 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		{{/if}}
 		<div id="jot-text-wrap">
 		<img id="profile-jot-text-loading" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$wait}}" title="{{$wait}}" style="display: none;" />
-		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" >{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 		</div>
 
 <div id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper" class="jothidden">
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/jot.tpl
index 41d633b25..97fb0c24f 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<input type="hidden" name="contact_allow[]" value="<{{$notes_cid}}>" />
 		{{/if}}
 
-		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" >{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}">{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 
 		<ul id="jot-tools" class="jothidden" style="display:none">
 			<li><a href="#" onclick="return false;" id="wall-image-upload" title="{{$upload}}">{{$shortupload}}</a></a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot.tpl
index e3e6294f0..26578dafc 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 		{{/if}}
 		<div id="jot-text-wrap">
                 	<img id="profile-jot-text-loading" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$wait}}" title="{{$wait}}" style="display: none;" /><br>
-                	<textarea rows="5" cols="80" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" >
-			{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{else}}{{$share}}
-			{{/if}}
+                	<textarea rows="5" cols="80" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}">
+			{{if $content}}{{$content}}{{/if}}
 			</textarea>
 		</div>