function checkPasswords(){
	pass1 = document.getElementById('regPassword1').value
	pass2 = document.getElementById('regPassword2').value
	if (pass2 == '' || pass1 == '') {
		document.getElementById('password_status').innerHTML = '';
	}
	else if (pass2 != pass1) {
		document.getElementById('password_status').innerHTML = 'No Match';
	}
	else if (pass2 == pass1) {
		document.getElementById('password_status').innerHTML = 'Match';
	}
}

function checkRegistration(){
	text_username = document.getElementById('username_status').innerHTML;
	field_username = document.getElementById('regUsername').value;
	text_email = document.getElementById('email_status').innerHTML;
	field_email = document.getElementById('regEmail').value;
	text_pass = document.getElementById('password_status').innerHTML;
	field_pass1 = document.getElementById('regPassword1').value;
	field_pass2 = document.getElementById('regPassword2').value;
	if (text_username == 'Taken' || field_username == '' || text_email == 'Invalid' || text_email == 'Taken' || field_email == '' || text_pass == 'No Match' || field_pass1 == '' || field_pass2 == '') {
		return false;
	}
	else {
		return true;
	}
}

function checkShout(){
  shout_input = $('#shoutbox_input').val();
  if(shout_input == ''){
    $('#shout_error').text('Add a Message');
    $('#shout_error').slideDown('medium').delay(2000).slideUp('medium');
    return false;
  }
  else if(shout_input.length > 110){
    $('#shout_error').text('Too Long');
    $('#shout_error').slideDown('medium').delay(2000).slideUp('medium');
    return false;
  }
}

function countShout(){
  shout_input = $('#shoutbox_input').val();
  shout_char = shout_input.length;
  if(shout_char > 100){
    $('#shoutbox_input').val($('#shoutbox_input').val().substring(0, 100));
  }
}

function checkContact(){
	field_email = document.getElementById('conEmail').value;
	field_subject = document.getElementById('conSubject').value;
	field_description = document.contact_form.message_content.value;
	if (field_email == '' || field_subject == '' || field_description == '') {
		return false;
	}
	else {
		return true;
	}
}

function checkNews(){
	field_title = document.getElementById('news_title').value;
	field_desc = document.getElementById('news_desc').value;
	field_upload = document.getElementById('news_image_url').value;
	check_ext = field_upload.split('.');
	file_extension = check_ext[1];
	if (field_title == '' || field_desc == '') {
		return false;
	}
	else if (field_upload == '' || file_extension == 'jpg') {
		return true;
	}
	else {
		return false;
	}
}