wp auto closes comments when I edit or update post. Intermittent

I am running wp 2.7.1 and when I edit a post that is already published and hit update it sometimes turns off comments, I don’t even realize it has done it until someone emails me about it, it is super annoying! It is intermittent, does not happen everytime, and I have gotten into the habit of double checking after I update BUT it is usually the ONE time I forget to check it has done it!

The write/edit page loads kinda slow, it almost completely loads then hangs on the “upload/Insert icons above the text box- at least that is what i think it is hanging on because that seems to be the last thing to load.

any ideas? I am trying to do a search for the issue but no luck so far….

Thanks in advance!

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I have the following plugins if that helps solve the issue:

404 Notifier
Acronyms
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Akismet
Better Blogroll
Blog Stats by W3Counter
Comment Email Responder
commentluv
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JAW Popular Posts Widget
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Top Commentators Widget
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Twitter for WordPress
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WP Comment Remix
WP Greet Box
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