function addThread() {
	$('thread_status').style.display = 'inline';
	$('thread_status').innerHTML = '<img src="http://www.grouprecipes.com/images/fork_loading.gif" alt="" /> <span class="loading">Submitting</span>';
	
	commentTitle = $('subject').value;
	commentBody = $('body').value;
	groupID = $('groupID').value;
	
	// validate
	if(commentTitle == '' || commentBody == ''){
		$('thread_error').style.display = 'block';
		$('thread_status').hide();
		new Effect.Highlight('thread_error', {startcolor:'#ffff99', endcolor:'#ffffff'});
		return
	}
	$('thread_error').hide();

	new Ajax.Request('http://www.grouprecipes.com/test_add_thread_message.php', {
	method: 'get',
	parameters: 'title=' + encodeURIComponent(commentTitle) + '&body=' + encodeURIComponent(commentBody) + '&groupID=' + groupID,
	onComplete: function(response) {
		new Insertion.After('row_heading', response.responseText);
		$('subject').value = '';
		$('body').value = '';
		$('thread_status').innerHTML = '<img src="http://www.grouprecipes.com/images/tick.gif" alt="" /> <span class="green" style="font-weight:bold;">Message Added!</span>';
		new Effect.Highlight('thread_status', {startcolor:'#ffff99', endcolor:'#ffffff'});
		new Effect.Highlight('last_comment', {startcolor:'#ffff99', endcolor:'#ffffff', duration: 10.0});
		}
 	}); 
}

function members(groupID){
	document.getElementById('members').style.display='block';
	document.getElementById('members').innerHTML='<img src="http://www.grouprecipes.com/images/fork_loading.gif"> <span class="loading">Loading</span>';
	new Ajax.Updater('members', 'http://www.grouprecipes.com/get_group_members.php', {
	method: 'get',
	parameters: 'groupID=' + groupID, 
	onComplete: $('members').style.display = 'block'
 });
}