function validate(contact) {

		var inputFields = new Array("name" ,"phone" ,"email");

		var counter;

		var name;

		var msg = "Please complete the following fields:\n";

		var badFields = "";

		for (counter = 0; counter < inputFields.length; counter++) {

			name = inputFields[counter];

			if (contact.elements[name].value.length == 0) {

				badFields = badFields + "  - " + name + "\n"			}

		}

		if (badFields.length != 0) {

			alert(msg + badFields);

			return false;

		}

		return true;

	}