function validateFields() {
var posName = document.getElementById('emailName');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('emailEmail');
var posRegard = document.getElementById('emailSubject');
var posText = document.getElementById('emailText');
var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
	if ( posText.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("You're trying to send an Empty Email. Please type something and then get on your way.");
	}
	else {
		sendPosEmail();
	}
}
function sendPosEmail () {
	var posName = document.getElementById('emailName');
	var posEmail = document.getElementById('emailEmail');
	var posRegard = document.getElementById('emailSubject');
	var posText = document.getElementById('emailText');
	var page = "scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=true&xml=true";
	
	showContactTimer('Comment'); // quickly begin the load bar
	
	// convert (&, +, =) to string equivs. Needed so URL encoded POST won't choke.
	var str1 = posName.value;
	str1 = str1.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str2 = posEmail.value;
	str2 = str2.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str3 = posRegard.value;
	str3 = str3.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str4 = posText.value;
	str4 = str4.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var stuff = "posName="+str1+"&posEmail="+str2+"&posRegard="+str3+"&posText="+str4;
	loadXMLPosDoc(page,stuff)
}