function validateForm(frm,strict) {
  if (!frm.terms.checked) {
    alert("You must accept the terms of service to register!");
    return false;
  }

  re = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9._\-\+]*@[a-zA-Z0-9.\-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$");
  if (!frm.email.value.match(re)) {
    alert("This e-mail address is invalid!");
    return false;
  }

  if (strict) {
    re = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{6,}$");
    if (!frm.password.value.match(re)) {
      alert("This password contains invalid characters or is too short!");
      return false;
    }
  } else {
    if (frm.password.value.length) {
      re = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{6,}$");
      if (!frm.password.value.match(re)) {
        alert("This password contains invalid characters or is too short!");
        return false;
      }
    }
  }
  if (frm.passwordconfirm.value != frm.password.value) {
    alert("The passwords don't match!");
    return false;
  }
  if (frm.firstname.value.length == 0 || frm.lastname.value.length == 0) {
    alert("Invalid name!");
    return false;
  }
  
  re = new RegExp("^\+{0,1}[0-9]{7,15}$");
  if (!frm.phonenumber.value.match(re)) {
    alert("Invalid phone number!");
    return false;
  }
  if (!frm.gender[0].checked && !frm.gender[1].checked) {
    alert("Please select a gender!");
    return false;
  }
  
  return true;
}


function getCats(val, level, div_id) {
		new Ajax.Updater(div_id, 'http://www.perpetuum-online.com/petitions_ajax.php?id='+val+'&w='+level);
	}
	
	function getPetitions(val) {
		new Ajax.Updater('petition', 'http://www.perpetuum-online.com/petitions_ajax.php?petition='+val);
	}
	
	function submitted() {
    button1 = getElementsByName("Submit")[0];
		form1 = getElementsByName("replyform")[0];
		if (button1.value == "Submit") {
    		button1.value="[sending]";
				form1.submit();
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}