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		did :  460162 ,
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	window.onload = rAT;

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	var yPos = -1;
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	var firstY = -1;
	var intervals = 0;
	var d = 0;
	var mT = 0;
	var cid =  97468304 ;
	var did =  460162 ;	
	
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	}
	
	function getFieldsForForm(){
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	function addFieldsToForm(formObj, redirect) {
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		var dField = document.createElement('input');
		var kPField = document.createElement('input');
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		cidField.setAttribute('name', 'cid');
		cidField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
  		didField.setAttribute('name', 'did');
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  		if(redirect != null) {
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  			pathField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  			pathField.value = redirect;
  			formObj.appendChild(pathField);
  		}
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		dField.value = Clickability.SMTK.d;
		kPField.value = Clickability.SMTK.kP;
		cidField.value = Clickability.SMTK.cid;
		didField.value = Clickability.SMTK.did;
		socialMedia.value = "Y";

		formObj.appendChild(dField);
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		formObj.appendChild(mTField);
		formObj.appendChild(cidField);
		formObj.appendChild(didField);
		formObj.appendChild(socialMedia);
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	function updateComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.updateComment, "Unable to update comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.deleteComment, "Unable to delete comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function createUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.createUser, "Unable to create user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.updateUser, "Unable to update user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function loginUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.loginUser, "Unable to login user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
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	function insertUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.insertContent, "Unable to insert content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function editUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	function insertProfilePic(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	function addRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	function insertRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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	}
	
	function attachAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.attachAction, "Unable to attach action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.deleteAction, "Unable to delete action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRanking(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Ranking.insertRanking, "Unable to insert ranking", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function submitToServer(method, msg, form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
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		if(isAjax){
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		} else {
			return true;
		}
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