not autofill of license setting on forums - mysql error

* Creative Commons: Please submit the title for your content.
* Creative Commons: Please submit the description for your content.
* Creative Commons: Please submit the creator for your content.
* Creative Commons: Please submit the rights for your content.
* Creative Commons: Please submit the source for your content.

when i hit submit, just a plain txt page says this:

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warning: sprintf(): Too few arguments in /var/www/droopy/includes/database.inc on line 147.

user error: Query was empty
query: in /var/www/droopy/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 66.

warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/droopy/includes/common.inc:385) in /var/www/droopy/includes/common.inc on line 193.
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when i press the preview button instead, a well formed page appears with the site headers and blocks saying:

warning: sprintf(): Too few arguments in /var/www/droopy/includes/database.inc on line 147.

user error: Query was empty
query: in /var/www/droopy/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 66.

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the license appears on the article anyway