def new_post(request, forum_id): member = request.user.get_profile() forum = get_object_or_404(Forum, id=forum_id) if request.method == "POST": title = request.POST.get("title") content = request.POST.get("content") subscribe = {"true": True, "false": False, False: False}.get(request.POST.get("subscribe", False), True) thread = ForumThread(forum=forum, title=title, content=content, author=request.user) thread.save() # subscribe the poster to the thread if requested (default value is True) if subscribe: thread.subscribe(thread.author, "email") # all users are automatically subscribed to onsite thread.subscribe(thread.author, "onsite") return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("agora_thread", args=[thread.id])) return render_to_response("agora/new_post.html", { "member": member, "forum_id": forum_id, }, context_instance=RequestContext(request))