Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/controller/NbAuthoringController.java
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diff -u -re998cf2de8c4714022559cb5f67e61b677a2dd28 -r36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/controller/NbAuthoringController.java	(.../NbAuthoringController.java)	(revision e998cf2de8c4714022559cb5f67e61b677a2dd28)
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/controller/NbAuthoringController.java	(.../NbAuthoringController.java)	(revision 36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -99,15 +100,11 @@
 	 * Retrieve the Service
 	 */
 	String contentIdString = nbAuthoringForm.getToolContentID();
-	Long contentId = NbWebUtil.convertToLong(nbAuthoringForm.getToolContentID());
-	String contentFolderId = nbAuthoringForm.getContentFolderID();
+//	Long contentId = NbWebUtil.convertToLong(nbAuthoringForm.getToolContentID());
+//	String contentFolderId = nbAuthoringForm.getContentFolderID();
 	
-	
-	//throws exception if the content id does not exist
-	checkContentId(contentId);
-	
-//	Long contentId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_CONTENT_ID);
-//	String contentFolderId = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.CONTENT_FOLDER_ID);
+	Long contentId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_CONTENT_ID);
+	String contentFolderId = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.CONTENT_FOLDER_ID);
 
 	nbAuthoringForm.setToolContentID(contentIdString);
 
@@ -187,18 +184,18 @@
 
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping("/save")
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/authoring/save", method = RequestMethod.POST)
     public String save(@ModelAttribute NbAuthoringForm nbAuthoringForm, HttpServletRequest request) {
 
 	//copyAuthoringFormValuesIntoFormBean(request, nbForm);
+	String contentId = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_CONTENT_ID);
+	Long content_id = WebUtil.readLongParam(request,NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_CONTENT_ID);
 
-	String idAsString = nbAuthoringForm.getToolContentID();
-	if (idAsString == null) {
+	if (contentId == null) {
 	    String error = messageService.getMessage(NoticeboardConstants.ERR_MISSING_PARAM, "Tool Content Id");
 	    logger.error(error);
 	    throw new NbApplicationException(error);
 	}
-	Long content_id = NbWebUtil.convertToLong(nbAuthoringForm.getToolContentID());
 
 	//throws exception if the content id does not exist
 	checkContentId(content_id);
Index: lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/AuthoringButton.tag
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diff -u -ra2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365 -r36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e
--- lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/AuthoringButton.tag	(.../AuthoringButton.tag)	(revision a2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365)
+++ lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/AuthoringButton.tag	(.../AuthoringButton.tag)	(revision 36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-html" prefix="html" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-lams" prefix="lams"%>
+<%@ taglib uri="http://www.springframework.org/tags/form" prefix="form" %> 
 
 <%@ attribute name="formID" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="toolSignature" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" %>
Index: lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/CommentsAuthor.tag
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diff -u -ra2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365 -r36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e
--- lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/CommentsAuthor.tag	(.../CommentsAuthor.tag)	(revision a2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365)
+++ lams_tool_nb/web/WEB-INF/tags/CommentsAuthor.tag	(.../CommentsAuthor.tag)	(revision 36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-html" prefix="html"%>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt"%>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-lams" prefix="lams"%>
+<%@ taglib uri="http://www.springframework.org/tags/form" prefix="form" %> 
 
 <%@ attribute name="allowCommentsVariableName" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="allowCommentLabelKey" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@
 
 <div id="likedislike">
 <div class="loffset20">
-		<form:radio path="${likeDislikeVariableName}" value="false" />&nbsp;<fmt:message key="${likeOnlyCommentLabelKey}" /> &nbsp;
-		<form:radio path="${likeDislikeVariableName}" value="true" />&nbsp;<fmt:message key="${likeDislikeLabelKey}" /> 
+		<form:radiobutton path="${likeDislikeVariableName}" value="false" />&nbsp;<fmt:message key="${likeOnlyCommentLabelKey}" /> &nbsp;
+		<form:radiobutton path="${likeDislikeVariableName}" value="true" />&nbsp;<fmt:message key="${likeDislikeLabelKey}" /> 
 </div>
 <div class="checkbox">
 	<label>
Index: lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/authoring.jsp
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diff -u -re998cf2de8c4714022559cb5f67e61b677a2dd28 -r36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e
--- lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/authoring.jsp	(.../authoring.jsp)	(revision e998cf2de8c4714022559cb5f67e61b677a2dd28)
+++ lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/authoring.jsp	(.../authoring.jsp)	(revision 36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 <body class="stripes" onLoad="init()">
 
-<form:form modelAttribute="nbAuthoringForm" action="authoring.do" id="nbAuthoringForm" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+<form:form modelAttribute="nbAuthoringForm" action="authoring/save.do" id="nbAuthoringForm" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 
 <c:set var="title"><fmt:message key="activity.title" /></c:set>
 <lams:Page title="${title}" type="navbar">
Index: lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/basic.jsp
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diff -u -ra2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365 -r36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e
--- lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/basic.jsp	(.../basic.jsp)	(revision a2d72bee6029b7e05e8cd696c02db214f3049365)
+++ lams_tool_nb/web/authoring/basic.jsp	(.../basic.jsp)	(revision 36580dd1c205ab30b25db66efa5e8499ae5a308e)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!-- Basic Tab Content  -->
 <div class="form-group">
     <label for="title"><fmt:message key="basic.title"/></label>
-    <input type="text" name="title" class="form-control"/>
+    <form:input type="text" path="title" cssClass="form-control"/>
 </div>
 
 <div class="form-group">