function writeCommenterGreeting(commenter_name, entry_id, blog_id, commenter_id, commenter_url) {

    if ( check_permission(commenter_name, entry_id, blog_id, commenter_id, commenter_url) )
    {
        var url;
        if (commenter_id) {
            url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=edit&return_to=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '&id=' + commenter_id + '&blog_id=' + blog_id;
        } else if (commenter_url) {
            url = commenter_url;
        } else {
            url = null;
        }
        var content = 'Thanks for signing in, ';
        if (url) {
            content += '<a href="' + url + '">' + commenter_name + '</a>';
        } else {
            content += commenter_name;
        }
        content += '. Now you can reply to this topic. (<a href="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=handle_sign_in&amp;static=1&amp;logout=1&entry_id=' + entry_id + '">sign out</a>)';
        document.write(content);
    } else if (commenter_name) {
            document.write('You do not have permission to comment on this blog. (<a href="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=handle_sign_in&amp;static=1&amp;logout=1&entry_id=' + entry_id + '">sign out</a>)');
    } else {

        document.write('<a href="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=login&entry_id=' + entry_id + '&blog_id=' + blog_id + '&static=1">Sign in' + '</a>' + ' to reply to this topic.');

    }

}


function conditional_block(cond, id) {
    var true_block = document.getElementById(id);
    var false_block = document.getElementById(id + '_else');
    if (cond) {
        if (true_block) {
            var display = true_block.getAttribute('mt:display_style');
            if (!display && false_block)
                display = false_block.getAttribute('mt:display_style');
            if (!display) display = '';
            true_block.style.display = display;
            DOM.removeClassName(true_block, 'hidden');
        }
        if (false_block) {
            false_block.style.display = 'none';
            DOM.addClassName(false_block, 'hidden');
        }
    }
    else {
        if (true_block) {
            true_block.style.display = 'none';
            DOM.addClassName(true_block, 'hidden');
        }
        if (false_block) {
            var display = false_block.getAttribute('mt:display_style');
            if (!display && true_block)
                display = false_block.getAttribute('mt:display_style');
            if (!display) display = '';
            false_block.style.display = display;
            DOM.removeClassName(false_block, 'hidden');
        }
    }
}



function mtScore(entry_id) {
    var span = DOM.getElement('scoring-id-' + entry_id);
    if (!span) return false;
    if (DOM.hasClassName(span, 'scoring-pending')) return false;
    if (DOM.hasClassName(span, 'scoring-scored')) return false;
    if (!DOM.hasClassName(span, 'scoring-scorable')) return false;

    var xh = mtGetXmlHttp();
    if (!xh) return false;

    DOM.addClassName( span, 'scoring-pending' );
    var url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi';
    xh.open('POST', url, true);
    xh.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if ( xh.readyState == 4 ) {
            if ( xh.status && ( xh.status != 200 ) ) {
                // error - ignore
            } else {
                eval(xh.responseText);
            }
        }
    };
    xh.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' );
    xh.send( '__mode=vote&blog_id=3&f=scored,count&jsonp=mtScore_cb&id=' + entry_id);
    return false;
}

function mtUpdateScores() {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    
        if (!u) return false;
    

    var entry_ids = '';
    var scores = DOM.getElementsByClassName("scoring");
    for (var i = 0; i < scores.length; i++) {
        var id = scores[i].id;
        id = id.replace(/^scoring-id-/, '');
        if (entry_ids != '') entry_ids += ",";
        entry_ids += id;
    }
    if (entry_ids == '') return false;

    var xh = mtGetXmlHttp();
    if (!xh) return false;

    var url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi';
    xh.open('POST', url, true);
    xh.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if ( xh.readyState == 4 ) {
            if ( xh.status && ( xh.status != 200 ) ) {
                // error - ignore
            } else {
                eval(xh.responseText);
            }
        }
    };
    xh.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' );
    xh.send( '__mode=score&blog_id=3&f=scored,count&jsonp=mtScore_cb&id=' + entry_ids);
    return false;
}

function mtScore_cb(s_hash) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (s_hash['error']) {
        var els = DOM.getElementsByClassName('scoring-pending');
        for (var i = 0; i < els.length; i++)
            DOM.removeCLassName(els[i], 'scoring-pending');
        // display error
        alert(s_hash['error']);
        return;
    }
    for (var id in s_hash) {
        var span = DOM.getElement('scoring-id-' + id);
        if ( span ) {
            DOM.removeClassName( span, 'scoring-pending' );
            DOM.removeClassName( span, 'scoring-scorable' );
            if ( s_hash[id].scored ) {
                DOM.addClassName( span, 'scoring-scored' );
            } else {
    
                if ( u && u.is_authenticated )
                    DOM.addClassName( span, 'scoring-scorable' );
    
            }
        }
        var score = DOM.getElement('scoring-score-' + id);
        if ( score )
            score.innerHTML = s_hash[id].count ? s_hash[id].count : 0;
        var label = DOM.getElement('scoring-score-label-' + id);
        if ( label ) {
            switch ( s_hash[id].count ) {
                case 1:
                    label.innerHTML = 'Vote';
                    break;
                default:
                    label.innerHTML = 'Votes';
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
}




function insert_score(s_hash, id, div_id, span, span_else) {
   conditional_block((s_hash[id] && s_hash[id].scored), div_id);
   if (span || span_else) {
       if (s_hash[id] && s_hash[id].sum) {
           if (span)
               span.innerHTML = s_hash[id].sum;
           if (span_else)
               span_else.innerHTML = s_hash[id].sum;
       }
       else {
           if (span)
               span.innerHTML = '0';
           if (span_else)
               span_else.innerHTML = '0';
       }
   }
}

var favorite_cb_callbacks = [];
function favorite_cb(s_hash) {
    for (var id in s_hash) {
        var span = document.getElementById('scored_' + id + '_score');
        var span_else = document.getElementById('scored_' + id + '_else_score');
        conditional_block((s_hash[id] && s_hash[id].scored), 'scored_' + id);
        // insert_score(s_hash, id, 'scored_' + id, span, span_else);
    }
    for (var idx in favorite_cb_callbacks) {
        favorite_cb_callbacks[idx](s_hash);
    }
}

function anchor(id, eid, cl, score) {
    var span = document.getElementById(id);
    if (span) {
        var elem = span.parentNode;
        var func;
        if (score)
            func = function(evt) { favorite(evt, eid, score) };
        else
            func = function(evt) { favorite(evt, eid, id) };
        var a = document.createElement('a');
        a.href = 'javascript:void(0);';
        if (cl) a.className = cl;
        attachEvent(a, 'click', func);
        a.appendChild(span);
        elem.appendChild(a);
    }
}

function attachEvent(element, eventName, func) {
    if( !element )
        return;
    if( element.addEventListener )
        element.addEventListener( eventName, func, true );
    else if( element.attachEvent )
        element.attachEvent( "on" + eventName, func );
    else
        element[ "on" + eventName ] = func;
}

        function detachEvent(element, eventName, func) {
            if( !element )
                return;
            if( element.removeEventListener )
                element.removeEventListener( eventName, func, true );
            else if( element.detachEvent )
                element.detachEvent( "on" + eventName, func );
            else
                element[ "on" + eventName ] = null;
        }

function favorite(evt, entry_id, score_span) {
    var xh = mtGetXmlHttp();
    if (!xh) return false;
    evt = evt || event;
    var src = evt.target || evt.srcElement;
    if (src) detachEvent(src, 'click', arguments.callee);

    var url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi';
    xh.open('POST', url, true);
    xh.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if ( xh.readyState == 4 ) {
            if ( xh.status && ( xh.status != 200 ) ) {
                // error - ignore
            } else {
                eval(xh.responseText);
            }
        }
    };
    xh.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' );
    xh.send( '__mode=vote&blog_id=3&f=scored,sum&jsonp=favorite_cb&id=' + entry_id);
    var span = document.getElementById(score_span);
    if (span) span.innerHTML = '<img src="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-static/images/indicator.white.gif" height="10" width="10" alt="favoriting..." />';

}



function script_follow(id) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (!u || !u.name) return;
    var xh = mtGetXmlHttp();
    if (!xh) return false;
    xh.open('POST', 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi', true);
    xh.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if ( xh.readyState == 4 ) {
            if (xh.status && ( xh.status != 200 ) ) {
                // error - ignore
            } else {
                eval( xh.responseText );
            }
        }
    };
    xh.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' );
    xh.send( '__mode=follow&id=' + id + '&magic_token=' + u.sid + '&jsonp=follow' );
    DOM.addClassName( 'following_' + id + '_else', 'hidden');
    var span = document.getElementById('following-status');
    if (span) span.innerHTML = '<img src="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-static/images/indicator.white.gif" height="10" width="10" alt="Following..." />';
}

function script_leave(id) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (!u || !u.name) return;
    var xh = mtGetXmlHttp();
    if (!xh) return false;
    xh.open('POST', 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi', true);
    xh.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if ( xh.readyState == 4 ) {
            if (xh.status && ( xh.status != 200 ) ) {
                // error - ignore
            } else {
                eval( xh.responseText );
            }
        }
    };
    xh.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' );
    xh.send( '__mode=leave&id=' + id + '&magic_token=' + u.sid + '&jsonp=leave' );
    DOM.addClassName('following_' + id, "hidden");
    var span = document.getElementById('following-status');
    if (span) span.innerHTML = '<img src="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-static/images/indicator.white.gif" height="10" width="10" alt="Leaving..." />';
}

function follow(user_info) {
    conditional_block(true, 'following_' + user_info['id']);
    var span = document.getElementById('following-status');
    if (span) span.innerHTML = '';
}

function leave(user_info) {
    conditional_block(false, 'following_' + user_info['id']);
    var span = document.getElementById('following-status');
    if (span) span.innerHTML = '';
}



req = null;
function getCommenterName() {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (u && u.name) return u.name;
    return "";
}

function trimString (str) {
    str = this != window? this : str;
    return str.replace(/^\s+/g, '').replace(/\s+$/g, '');
}

defined = function( x ) { return x !== undefined; };

if ( !window.Event )
    try { window.Event = {} } catch(e) { };

Event.prep = function( ev ) {
        ev = ev || window.event;
        if( !defined( ev.stop ) )
            ev.stop = this.stop;
        if( !defined( ev.target ) )
            ev.target = ev.srcElement;
        if( !defined( ev.relatedTarget ) ) {
            ev.relatedTarget = (event.type == "mouseover" || event.type == "mouseenter")
                ? ev.fromElement
                : ev.toElement;
        }
        return ev;
    };

if ( !window.DOM )
    DOM = {

        getElement: function( e ) {
            return (typeof e == "string" || typeof e == "number") ? document.getElementById( e ) : e;
        },
    
    
        addEventListener: function( e, en, f, uc ) {
            try {
                if( e.addEventListener )
                    e.addEventListener( en, f, uc );
                else if( e.attachEvent )
                    e.attachEvent( "on" + en, f );
                else
                    e[ "on" + en ] = f;
            } catch( e ) {}
        },

    
        getClassNames: function( e ) {
            if( !e || !e.className )
                return [];
            return e.className.split( /\s+/g );
        },
    
    
        hasClassName: function( e, cn ) {
            e = DOM.getElement( e );
            if( !e || !e.className )
                return false;
            var cs = DOM.getClassNames( e );
            for( var i = 0; i < cs.length; i++ ) {
                if( cs[ i ] == cn )
                    return true;
            }
            return false;
        },
    
    
        addClassName: function( e, cn ) {
            e = DOM.getElement( e );
            if( !e || !cn )
                return false;
            var cs = DOM.getClassNames( e );
            for( var i = 0; i < cs.length; i++ ) {
                if( cs[ i ] == cn )
                    return true;
            }
            cs.push( cn );
            e.className = cs.join( " " );
            return false;
        },
    
    
        removeClassName: function( e, cn ) {
            var r = false;
            e = DOM.getElement( e );
            if( !e || !e.className || !cn )
                return r;
            var cs = (e.className && e.className.length)
                ? e.className.split( /\s+/g )
                : [];
            var ncs = [];
            /* support regex */
            if( cn instanceof RegExp ) {
                for( var i = 0; i < cs.length; i++ ) {
                    if ( cn.test( cs[ i ] ) ) {
                        r = true;
                        continue;
                    }
                    ncs.push( cs[ i ] );
                }
            } else {
                for( var i = 0; i < cs.length; i++ ) {
                    if( cs[ i ] == cn ) {
                        r = true;
                        continue;
                    }
                    ncs.push( cs[ i ] );
                }
            }
            if( r )
                e.className = ncs.join( " " );
            return r;
        },


        getElementsByTagAndClassName: function( tagName, className, root ) {
            root = DOM.getElement( root );
            if( !root )
                root = document;
            var allElements = root.getElementsByTagName( tagName );
            var elements = [];
            for( var i = 0; i < allElements.length; i++ ) {
                var element = allElements[ i ];
                if( !element )
                    continue;
                if( DOM.hasClassName( element, className ) )
                    elements[ elements.length ] = element;
            }
            return elements;
        },


        getElementsByClassName: function( className, root ) {
            return DOM.getElementsByTagAndClassName( "*", className, root );
        }


    };


function switchTabs( id, el ) {
    var hash = document.location.hash;
    if ( hash )
        hash = hash.replace( /^#/, '' );
    
    if ( el === undefined && hash )
        el = hash;
    else if ( el !== undefined )
        el = el.href.match( /#(.*)/ )[ 1 ];

    var tablist = DOM.getElement( id );
    var es = tablist.getElementsByTagName( "*" );
    var tabContent, tabId;
    for ( var i = 0, len = es.length; i < len; i++ ) {
        if ( es[ i ].href && es[ i ].href.match( /#.*/ ) ) {
            tabId = es[ i ].href.match( /#(.*)/ )[ 1 ];
            var tabContent = DOM.getElement( tabId );
            if ( tabContent === undefined )
                continue;

            if ( el ) {
                if ( tabId == el ) {
                    DOM.addClassName( es[ i ], "active" );
                    DOM.removeClassName( tabContent, "hidden" );
                } else {
                    DOM.removeClassName( es[ i ], "active" );
                    DOM.addClassName( tabContent, "hidden" );
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

function defaultInputFocus( event ) {
    try {
        event = Event.prep( event );
    } catch( e ) {};

    var el = event.target;
    if ( el.value == el.getAttribute( "mt:default" ) ) {
        el.value = '';
        DOM.removeClassName( el, "input-default" );
    }
}

function defaultInputBlur( event ) {
    try {
        event = Event.prep( event );
    } catch( e ) {};

    var el = event.target;
    if ( el.value == '' ) {
        el.value = el.getAttribute( "mt:default" );
        DOM.addClassName( el, "input-default" );
    }
}

function setupInputDefault() {
    var es = document.getElementsByTagName( "INPUT" );
    for ( var i = 0, len = es.length; i < len; i++ ) {
        if ( !es[ i ].getAttribute )
            continue;
        var val = es[ i ].getAttribute( "mt:default" );
        if ( !val )
            continue;

        if ( es[ i ].value == '' ) {
            DOM.addClassName( es[ i ], 'input-default' );
            es[ i ].value = val;
        }
        DOM.addEventListener( es[ i ], 'focus', defaultInputFocus );
        DOM.addEventListener( es[ i ], 'focusin', defaultInputFocus );
        DOM.addEventListener( es[ i ], 'blur', defaultInputBlur );
    }
}




/* The following functions are here to support legacy MT templates.
   If you have refreshed your JavaScript template but still use older
   MT comment templates, you may need to uncomment this block in order
   for those templates to work properly. Simply remove the wrapping
   'mt:Ignore' tag to do so. */
function hideDocumentElement(id) { return mtHide(id) }
function showDocumentElement(id) { return mtShow(id) }
function individualArchivesOnLoad() { return mtEntryOnLoad() }
function writeCommenterGreeting() { return mtShowGreeting() }
function rememberMe(f) { return mtRememberMe(f) }
function forgetMe(f) { return mtForgetMe(f) }
function getXmlHttp() { return mtGetXmlHttp() }


// The cookie name to use for storing the blog-side comment session cookie.
var mtCookieName = "mt_blog3_user";
var mtCookieDomain = ".brokenrecordsband.com";
var mtCookiePath = "/forum";
var mtCookieTimeout = 14400;


function mtHide(id) {
    var el = (typeof id == "string") ? document.getElementById(id) : id;
    if (el) el.style.display = 'none';
}


function mtShow(id) {
    var el = (typeof id == "string") ? document.getElementById(id) : id;
    if (el) el.style.display = 'block';
}


function mtAttachEvent(eventName,func) {
    var onEventName = 'on' + eventName;
    var old = window[onEventName];
    if( typeof old != 'function' )
        window[onEventName] = func;
    else {
        window[onEventName] = function( evt ) {
            old( evt );
            return func( evt );
        };
    }
}


function mtFireEvent(eventName,param) {
    var fn = window['on' + eventName];
    if (typeof fn == 'function') return fn(param);
    return;
}


function mtRelativeDate(ts, fds) {
    var now = new Date();
    var ref = ts;
    var delta = Math.floor((now.getTime() - ref.getTime()) / 1000);

    var str;
    if (delta < 60) {
        str = 'moments ago';
    } else if (delta <= 86400) {
        // less than 1 day
        var hours = Math.floor(delta / 3600);
        var min = Math.floor((delta % 3600) / 60);
        if (hours == 1)
            str = '1 hour ago';
        else if (hours > 1)
            str = '2 hours ago'.replace(/2/, hours);
        else if (min == 1)
            str = '1 minute ago';
        else
            str = '2 minutes ago'.replace(/2/, min);
    } else if (delta <= 604800) {
        // less than 1 week
        var days = Math.floor(delta / 86400);
        var hours = Math.floor((delta % 86400) / 3600);
        if (days == 1)
            str = '1 day ago';
        else if (days > 1)
            str = '2 days ago'.replace(/2/, days);
        else if (hours == 1)
            str = '1 hour ago';
        else
            str = '2 hours ago'.replace(/2/, hours);
    }
    return str ? str : fds;
}


function mtEditLink(entry_id, author_id) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (! u) return;
    if (! entry_id) return;
    if (! author_id) return;
    if (u.id != author_id) return;
    var link = '<a href="mt.cgi?__mode=view&amp;_type=entry&amp;id=' + entry_id + '">Edit</a>';
    document.write(link);
}


function mtCommentFormOnFocus() {
    // if CAPTCHA is enabled, this causes the captcha image to be
    // displayed if it hasn't been already.
    mtShowCaptcha();
}


var mtCaptchaVisible = false;
function mtShowCaptcha() {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) return;
    if (mtCaptchaVisible) return;
    var div = document.getElementById('comments-open-captcha');
    if (div) {
        div.innerHTML = '';
        mtCaptchaVisible = true;
    }
}



var is_preview;
var user;

function mtSetUser(u) {
    if (u) {
        // persist this
        user = u;
        mtSaveUser();
        // sync up user greeting
        mtFireEvent('usersignin');
    }
}


function mtEscapeJS(s) {
    s = s.replace(/'/g, "&apos;");
    return s;
}


function mtUnescapeJS(s) {
    s = s.replace(/&apos;/g, "'");
    return s;
}


function mtBakeUserCookie(u) {
    var str = "";
    if (u.name) str += "name:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.name) + "';";
    if (u.url) str += "url:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.url) + "';";
    if (u.email) str += "email:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.email) + "';";
    if (u.is_authenticated) str += "is_authenticated:'1';";
    if (u.profile) str += "profile:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.profile) + "';";
    if (u.userpic) str += "userpic:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.userpic) + "';";
    if (u.sid) str += "sid:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.sid) + "';";
    str += "is_trusted:'" + (u.is_trusted ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "is_author:'" + (u.is_author ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "is_banned:'" + (u.is_banned ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "can_post:'" + (u.can_post ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "can_comment:'" + (u.can_comment ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str = str.replace(/;$/, '');
    return str;
}


function mtUnbakeUserCookie(s) {
    if (!s) return;

    var u = {};
    var m;
    while (m = s.match(/^((name|url|email|is_authenticated|profile|userpic|sid|is_trusted|is_author|is_banned|can_post|can_comment):'([^']+?)';?)/)) {
        s = s.substring(m[1].length);
        if (m[2].match(/^(is|can)_/)) // boolean fields
            u[m[2]] = m[3] == '1' ? true : false;
        else
            u[m[2]] = mtUnescapeJS(m[3]);
    }
    if (u.is_authenticated) {
        u.is_anonymous = false;
    } else {
        u.is_anonymous = true;
        u.can_post = false;
        u.is_author = false;
        u.is_banned = false;
        u.is_trusted = false;
    }
    return u;
}


function mtGetUser() {
    if (!user) {
        var cookie = mtGetCookie(mtCookieName);
        if (!cookie) return;
        user = mtUnbakeUserCookie(cookie);
        if (! user) {
            user = {};
            user.is_anonymous = true;
            user.can_post = false;
            user.is_author = false;
            user.is_banned = false;
            user.is_trusted = false;
        }
    }
    return user;
}


var mtFetchedUser = false;

function mtFetchUser(cb) {
    if (!cb) cb = 'mtSetUser';
    if ( ( cb == 'mtSetUser' ) && mtGetUser() ) {
        var url = document.URL;
        url = url.replace(/#.+$/, '');
        url += '#comments-open';
        location.href = url;
    } else {
        // we aren't using AJAX for this, since we may have to request
        // from a different domain. JSONP to the rescue.
        mtFetchedUser = true;
        var script = document.createElement('script');
        var ts = new Date().getTime();
        script.src = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=session_js&blog_id=3&jsonp=' + cb + '&ts=' + ts;
        (document.getElementsByTagName('head'))[0].appendChild(script);
    }
}



function mtRememberMeOnClick(b) {
    if (!b.checked)
        mtClearUser(b.form);
    return true;
}



var mtRequestSubmitted = false;
function mtCommentOnSubmit(f) {
    if (!mtRequestSubmitted) {
        mtRequestSubmitted = true;

        if (f.armor)
            f.armor.value = 'f91c8687295ea3d2475d5954fc73f60d76871f37';
        if (f.bakecookie && f.bakecookie.checked)
            mtSaveUser(f);

        // disable submit buttons
        if (f.preview_button) f.preview_button.disabled = true;
        if (f.post) f.post.disabled = true;

        var u = mtGetUser();
        if ( !is_preview && ( u && u.is_authenticated ) ) {
            // validate session; then submit
            mtFetchedUser = false;
            mtFetchUser('mtCommentSessionVerify');
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

function mtCommentSessionVerify(app_user) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    var f = document['comments_form'];
    if ( u && app_user && app_user.sid && ( u.sid == app_user.sid ) ) {
        f.submit();
    } else {
        alert('Your session has expired. Please sign in again to comment.');
        mtClearUser();
        mtFireEvent('usersignin');

        mtShow('comments-form');
        mtHide('comments-open-footer');

    }
}

function mtUserOnLoad() {
    var u = mtGetUser();

    // if the user is authenticated, hide the 'anonymous' fields
    // and any captcha input if already shown
    if ( document.getElementById('comments-form')) {
        if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) {
            mtShow('comments-form');
            mtHide('comments-open-data');
            if (mtCaptchaVisible)
                mtHide('comments-open-captcha');
        } else {

            mtHide('comments-form');

        }
        if ( u && u.is_banned )
            mtHide('comments-form');

        // if we're previewing a comment, make sure the captcha
        // field is visible
        if (is_preview)
            mtShowCaptcha();
        else
            mtShowGreeting();

        // populate anonymous comment fields if user is cookied as anonymous
        var cf = document['comments_form'];
        if (cf) {
            if (u && u.is_anonymous) {
                if (u.email) cf.email.value = u.email;
                if (u.name) cf.author.value = u.name;
                if (u.url) cf.url.value = u.url;
                if (cf.bakecookie)
                    cf.bakecookie.checked = u.name || u.email;
            } else {
                if (u && u.sid && cf.sid)
                    cf.sid.value = u.sid;
            }
            if (cf.post.disabled)
                cf.post.disabled = false;
            if (cf.preview_button.disabled)
                cf.preview_button.disabled = false;
            mtRequestSubmitted = false;
        }
    }
}




function mtEntryOnLoad() {
    
    
    mtFireEvent('usersignin');
}

function mtEntryOnUnload() {
    if (mtRequestSubmitted) {
        var cf = document['comments_form'];
        if (cf) {
            if (cf.post && cf.post.disabled)
                cf.post.disabled = false;
            if (cf.preview_button && cf.preview_button.disabled)
                cf.preview_button.disabled = false;
        }
        mtRequestSubmitted = false;
    }
    return true;
}

mtAttachEvent('usersignin', mtUserOnLoad);



function mtSignIn() {
    var doc_url = document.URL;
    doc_url = doc_url.replace(/#.+/, '');
    var url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=login&blog_id=3';
    if (is_preview) {
        if ( document['comments_form'] ) {
            var entry_id = document['comments_form'].entry_id.value;
            url += '&entry_id=' + entry_id;
        } else {
            url += '&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brokenrecordsband.com%2Fforum%2F';
        }
    } else {
        url += '&return_url=' + encodeURIComponent(doc_url);
    }
    mtClearUser();
    location.href = url;
}

function mtSignInOnClick(sign_in_element) {
    var el;
    if (sign_in_element) {
        // display throbber
        el = document.getElementById(sign_in_element);
        if (!el)  // legacy MT 4.x element id
            el = document.getElementById('comment-form-external-auth');
    }
    if (el)
        el.innerHTML = 'Signing in... <span class="status-indicator">&nbsp;</span>';

    mtClearUser(); // clear any 'anonymous' user cookie to allow sign in
    mtFetchUser('mtSetUserOrLogin');
    return false;
}

function mtSetUserOrLogin(u) {
    if (u && u.is_authenticated) {
        mtSetUser(u);
    } else {
        // user really isn't logged in; so let's do this!
        mtSignIn();
    }
}


function mtSignOut(entry_id) {
    mtClearUser();
    var doc_url = document.URL;
    doc_url = doc_url.replace(/#.+/, '');
    var url = 'http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=logout&blog_id=3';
    if (is_preview) {
        if ( document['comments_form'] ) {
            var entry_id = document['comments_form'].entry_id.value;
            url += '&entry_id=' + entry_id;
        } else {
            url += '&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brokenrecordsband.com%2Fforum%2F';
        }
    } else {
        url += '&return_url=' + encodeURIComponent(doc_url);
    }
    location.href = url;
}


function mtSignOutOnClick() {
    mtSignOut();
    return false;
}



function mtShowGreeting() {

    var reg_reqd = true;

    var cf = document['comments_form'];
    if (!cf) return;

    var el = document.getElementById('comment-greeting');
    if (!el)  // legacy MT 4.x element id
        el = document.getElementById('comment-form-external-auth');
    if (!el) return;

    var eid = cf.entry_id;
    var entry_id;
    if (eid) entry_id = eid.value;

    var phrase;
    var u = mtGetUser();

    if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) {
        if ( u.is_banned ) {
            phrase = 'You do not have permission to comment on this blog. (\<a href=\"javas\cript:void(0);\" onclick=\"return mtSignOutOnClick();\"\>sign out\<\/a\>)';
        } else {
            var user_link;
            if ( u.is_author ) {
                user_link = '<a href="http://brokenrecordsband.com/br/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=edit&amp;return_to=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '&amp;blog_id=3';
                user_link += '">' + u.name + '</a>';
            } else {
                // registered user, but not a user with posting rights
                if (u.url)
                    user_link = '<a href="' + u.url + '">' + u.name + '</a>';
                else
                    user_link = u.name;
            }
            // TBD: supplement phrase with userpic if one is available.
            phrase = 'Thanks for signing in, __NAME__. (\<a href=\"javas\cript:void(0)\" onclick=\"return mtSignOutOnClick();\"\>sign out\<\/a\>)';
            phrase = phrase.replace(/__NAME__/, user_link);
        }
    } else {
        if (reg_reqd) {
            phrase = '\<a href=\"javas\cript:void(0)\" onclick=\"return mtSignInOnClick(\'comment-greeting\')\"\>Sign in\<\/a\> to comment.';
        } else {
            phrase = '\<a href=\"javas\cript:void(0)\" onclick=\"return mtSignInOnClick(\'comment-greeting\')\"\>Sign in\<\/a\> to comment, or comment anonymously.';
        }
    }
    el.innerHTML = phrase;

}



function mtReplyCommentOnClick(parent_id, author) {
    mtShow('comment-form-reply');

    var checkbox = document.getElementById('comment-reply');
    var label = document.getElementById('comment-reply-label');
    var text = document.getElementById('comment-text');

    // Populate label with new values
    var reply_text = 'Replying to \<a href=\"#comment-__PARENT__\" onclick=\"location.href=this.href; return false\"\>comment from __AUTHOR__\<\/a\>';
    reply_text = reply_text.replace(/__PARENT__/, parent_id);
    reply_text = reply_text.replace(/__AUTHOR__/, author);
    label.innerHTML = reply_text;

    checkbox.value = parent_id; 
    checkbox.checked = true;
    try {
        // text field may be hidden
        text.focus();
    } catch(e) {
    }

    mtSetCommentParentID();
}


function mtSetCommentParentID() {
    var checkbox = document.getElementById('comment-reply');
    var parent_id_field = document.getElementById('comment-parent-id');
    if (!checkbox || !parent_id_field) return;

    var pid = 0;
    if (checkbox.checked == true)
        pid = checkbox.value;
    parent_id_field.value = pid;
}


function mtSaveUser(f) {
    // We can't reliably store the user cookie during a preview.
    if (is_preview) return;

    var u = mtGetUser();

    if (f && (!u || u.is_anonymous)) {
        if ( !u ) {
            u = {};
            u.is_authenticated = false;
            u.can_comment = true;
            u.is_author = false;
            u.is_banned = false;
            u.is_anonymous = true;
            u.is_trusted = false;
        }
        if (f.author != undefined) u.name = f.author.value;
        if (f.email != undefined) u.email = f.email.value;
        if (f.url != undefined) u.url = f.url.value;
    }

    if (!u) return;

    var cache_period = mtCookieTimeout * 1000;

    // cache anonymous user info for a long period if the
    // user has requested to be remembered
    if (u.is_anonymous && f && f.bakecookie && f.bakecookie.checked)
        cache_period = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

    var now = new Date();
    mtFixDate(now);
    now.setTime(now.getTime() + cache_period);

    var cmtcookie = mtBakeUserCookie(u);
    mtSetCookie(mtCookieName, cmtcookie, now, mtCookiePath, mtCookieDomain,
        location.protocol == 'https:');
}


function mtClearUser() {
    user = null;
    mtDeleteCookie(mtCookieName, mtCookiePath, mtCookieDomain,
        location.protocol == 'https:');
}


function mtSetCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    if (domain && domain.match(/^\.?localhost$/))
        domain = null;
    var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
        (expires ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
        (path ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        (domain ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        (secure ? "; secure" : "");
    document.cookie = curCookie;
}


function mtGetCookie(name) {
    var prefix = name + '=';
    var c = document.cookie;
    var cookieStartIndex = c.indexOf(prefix);
    if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
        return '';
    var cookieEndIndex = c.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
    if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
        cookieEndIndex = c.length;
    return unescape(c.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}


function mtDeleteCookie(name, path, domain, secure) {
    if (mtGetCookie(name)) {
        if (domain && domain.match(/^\.?localhost$/))
            domain = null;
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
            (path ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            (domain ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            (secure ? "; secure" : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}

function mtFixDate(date) {
    var skew = (new Date(0)).getTime();
    if (skew > 0)
        date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}


function mtGetXmlHttp() {
    if ( !window.XMLHttpRequest ) {
        window.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
            var types = [
                "Microsoft.XMLHTTP",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP"
            ];

            for ( var i = 0; i < types.length; i++ ) {
                try {
                    return new ActiveXObject( types[ i ] );
                } catch( e ) {}
            }

            return undefined;
        };
    }
    if ( window.XMLHttpRequest )
        return new XMLHttpRequest();
}

// BEGIN: fast browser onload init
// Modifications by David Davis, DWD
// Dean Edwards/Matthias Miller/John Resig
// http://dean.edwards.name/weblog/2006/06/again/?full#comment5338

function mtInit() {
    // quit if this function has already been called
    if (arguments.callee.done) return;

    // flag this function so we don't do the same thing twice
    arguments.callee.done = true;

    // kill the timer
    // DWD - check against window
    if ( window._timer ) clearInterval(window._timer);

    // DWD - fire the window onload now, and replace it
    if ( window.onload && ( window.onload !== window.mtInit ) ) {
        window.onload();
        window.onload = function() {};
    }
}

/* for Mozilla/Opera9 */
if (document.addEventListener) {
    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", mtInit, false);
}

/* for Internet Explorer */
/*@cc_on @*/
/*@if (@_win32)
document.write("<script id=__ie_onload defer src=javascript:void(0)><\/script>");
var script = document.getElementById("__ie_onload");
script.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == "complete") {
        mtInit(); // call the onload handler
    }
};
/*@end @*/

/* for Safari */
if (/WebKit/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) { // sniff
    _timer = setInterval(function() {
        if (/loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState)) {
            mtInit(); // call the onload handler
        }
    }, 10);
}

/* for other browsers */
window.onload = mtInit;

// END: fast browser onload init



/***
 * If request contains a '#_login' or '#_logout' hash, use this to
 * also delete the blog-side user cookie, since we're coming back from
 * a login, logout or edit profile operation.
 */
var clearCookie = ( window.location.hash && window.location.hash.match( /^#_log(in|out)/ ) ) ? true : false;
if (clearCookie) {
    // clear any logged in state
    mtClearUser();
    if (RegExp.$1 == 'in')
        mtFetchUser();
} else {
    
    if ( is_preview && !user )
        mtFetchUser();
}