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

  formCallback:(formData)->
    {profile} = @memberData
    {about} = formData
    if profile.about is about
      @unsetClass 'active'
      return no
    

        title     : "Click to edit"
        placement : "left"
        offset    : 5
    , @memberData, defaultPlaceHolder

    @windowController = @getSingleton 'windowController'

