     {@memberData} = options
     {profile} = @memberData
 
-    defaultPlaceHolder = "You haven't entered anything in your bio yet. Why not add something now?"
+    @defaultPlaceHolder = "You haven't entered anything in your bio yet. Why not add something now?"
 
     @aboutInput = new KDInputView
       cssClass      : 'about editable hitenterview active'
       type          : 'textarea'
-      defaultValue  : if profile.about is defaultPlaceHolder then '' else Encoder.htmlDecode profile.about
-      placeholder   : if profile.about isnt defaultPlaceHolder then null else Encoder.htmlDecode profile.about
+      defaultValue  : if profile.about is @defaultPlaceHolder then '' else Encoder.htmlDecode profile.about
+      placeholder   : if profile.about isnt @defaultPlaceHolder then null else Encoder.htmlDecode profile.about
       name          : 'about'
 
     @aboutInfo = new PersonalAboutView


        joinedTags   = plainNewTags.concat plainOldTags

        # log formData.skillTags, newTags, oldTags, joinedTags
        @memberData.addTags formData.skillTags, (err)=> 
          if err
            log "An error occured:", err


  resetInputValue:->
    {profile} = @memberData
    @aboutInput.setValue if profile.about is @defaultPlaceHolder then '' else Encoder.htmlDecode profile.about

  formCallback:(formData)->
    {profile} = @memberData
