Thanks for the responses guys.
Looks like in order to use things like WPG2 ( WordPress Gallery2 Plugin ) I’ll have to add the image first in the rich editor, then swap out if I want to fiddle with anything else.
Yes it’s lazy using the plugin to insert thumbnails and whatnot, but it’s so very convenient.
Again, My thanks to all who replied.
I dont know what version you’re using, but in WordPress 2 there is an option on the right hand side of the Writing/Edit screen called ‘Disussion’ where you can untick and thereby disable ‘Pinging’ & ‘Comments’.
I imagine in previous versions it would have sat under the post when you hit ‘edit’
