function onValidateJoinForm() {
			    var form = document.forms['JoinForm'];
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMinLength(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername','4'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername','20'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateAlphaNumeric(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMinLength(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername','4'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername','20'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateAlphaNumeric(form['join_handle'], 'Beutzername'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['join_password'], 'Passwort'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMinLength(form['join_password'], 'Passwort','1'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['join_password'], 'Passwort','15'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateAlphaNumeric(form['join_password'], 'Passwort'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['join_password'], 'Passwort'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMinLength(form['join_password'], 'Passwort','1'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['join_password'], 'Passwort','15'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateAlphaNumeric(form['join_password'], 'Passwort'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateNotTwoFields(form['join_password'],'Passwort',form['join_handle'],'Beutzername'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateTwoFields(form['verify_password'],'Passwort bestätigen',form['join_password'],'Passwort'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['email'], 'E-Mail-Adresse'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['email'], 'E-Mail-Adresse','100'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateEmailField(form['email'], 'E-Mail-Adresse'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['verify_email'], 'E-Mail bestätigen'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateMaxLength(form['verify_email'], 'E-Mail bestätigen','100'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateEmailField(form['verify_email'], 'E-Mail bestätigen'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateTwoFields(form['verify_email'],'{l_verify_email}',form['email'],'{l_email_address}'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredSelect(form['orientation'],'Ich bin auf der Suche nach','00'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['orientation'], 'Ich bin auf der Suche nach', '00'))) {

			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredSelect(form['country'],'Land','-1'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['country'], 'Land', '-1'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['month'], 'Monat'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['day'], 'Tag'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredField(form['year'], 'Jahr'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    if (!(validateRequiredCheckbox(form['privacy_policy'],'','Wenn Sie die Nutzungsbestimmungen gelesen haben und ihnen zustimmen, so machen Sie ein Häkchen in das Kästchen.'))) {
			      return false;
			    }
			    return true;
			  }

			  function validateJoinForm() {
			    blockSubmission = true;
			     if (typeof beforeJoinFormValidation != 'undefined') {
			       beforeJoinFormValidation();
			    }
			    var validated = onValidateJoinForm();
			    if (validated && (typeof uponSuccessfulJoinFormValidation != 'undefined')) {
			      validated = uponSuccessfulJoinFormValidation();
			    }
			    else if (!validated && (typeof uponUnsuccessfulJoinFormValidation != 'undefined')) {
			      uponUnsuccessfulJoinFormValidation();
			    }
			    if (!validated) {

			    }
			    return validated;
			  }

			  function submitJoinForm() {
			   if (validateJoinForm()) document.JoinForm.submit();
			   else return false;
			  }