$.postJSON = function(url, data, callback) {
    $.post(url, data, callback, "json");
}

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.del').click(function(l) {
        if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this status?')) {
            return
        } 
        var status = $(this).parents('.status');
        $.postJSON('/delete', {id: status.attr('id')}, function(data) {
            if (data.success) {
                status.slideUp();
            }
        });
    });
});
function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
	if (field.value.length <= maxlimit)
		countfield.innerHTML = field.value.length;
	else
		countfield.innerHTML = '<font color=red>+' + (field.value.length - maxlimit) +'</font>';
};