input data will be lost if there are errors in the form

Hi,

    I find this very interesting.  In my html template form:

<form id="student-question" action="{% url 'app:poll' %}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

{% csrf_token %}

 

{{ form.title.errors}}

<div class="span12 question-title-form">

{{form.title}}

                                        .................

This is fine, and it will show the previous inputs if there are errors in the form, however, if I try to customize the html input field, for example, as below, instead of using automatic generated {{form.title}}

                                  <textarea id="titleInput" placeholder="Question Title" name="title" cols="50" rows="1"></textarea> 

                           

The previous inputs will be lost if there are errors in the form.  Does anybody know why?  I need some direction and explanation for this.  Thank you

Jeff

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