Safari's abysmal ability to remember passwords

For a long time now I've had a lot of trouble getting Safari to remember passwords for some websites.
I've resorted to saving some passwords manually to the Keychain and then looking them up and pasting them manually when I need them.
Yahoo.com and Apple's own Wiki Server are two prime examples. It's a real pain because my parents, for instance, don't end up logging into Flickr.com to see new photos because they forget their Yahoo password (yes, same problem, different computer).
Firefox has no problem remembering passwords for these websites so there's no technical excuse why Safari shouldn't either.
Is there anything I can do to fix this once and for all (besides switching to Firefox)?

Spinning beachballs, unable to connect messages, white pages, and failure to remember me issues are what convinced me to abandon Safari last week
So, what has this got to do with remembering Passwords? That was the original thread, but you seem to want to just vent your anger at Safari, because you are one of the miniscule percent of users with any issue.
I believe that, like me and so many others, when you fork over good money for a superior product you shouldn't have to add additional software programs and products to make it work. If I wanted to do that I would have bought a regular PC, of which microsoft makes and comes with hundreds of additional programs to make it work. But we expect that when dealing with that product, not when you buy an apple.
And that comment barely warrants an answer. I forgot that Mac comes with no programs and Microsoft give you all your word processing, compression/expansion programs, etc. for free when you install. Wish I had such generous Microsoft/Windows sale stores here. If you want top of the range software to add to your Mac, then you pay the developers for it. Que Sera sera.
Now either perform some Safari maintenance or start your own thread to solve your problems rather than Thread jumping and piggy-backing off the OP's original topic about Passwords.
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