Your name[["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your name."}],["validates_length_of",{"maximum":100,"too_long":"Your name must be shorter than 100 characters.","allow_nil":true}]]

Email[["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your email address."}],["validates_length_of",{"maximum":100,"too_long":"Your email address must contain between 5 and 100 characters.","allow_nil":true}],["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Your email address is not properly formatted. Mind giving it another shot?"}],["validates_uniqueness_of",{"exists_url":"/users/exists?email=","client_can_validate":true,"message":"The email address you entered is being used by another member. Please try a different address."}]]

Password[["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your password."}],["validates_length_of",{"minimum":4,"maximum":40,"too_short":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","too_long":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","allow_nil":true}],["validates_format_of",{"with":/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*?$/,”message”:”Your password may contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens. No emoticons, please. :p”}]]

Confirm password[["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please confirm your password."}]]

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