# Validating that a user-agreement checkbox has been checked **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 16, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276 "2008-02-16T02:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276/1 "2008-02-16T02:11:31Z")
Hi, I have a checkbox that a user must check before they register on my site. It is to accept the terms of use. My question is, what validation code do I need to add to my user model so that the record can’t be saved until the box is checked? Thanks, - Dave ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276/2 "2008-02-16T02:18:33Z")
On Feb 15, 2008 8:10 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > I have a checkbox that a user must check before they register on my > site. It is to accept the terms of use. My question is, what > validation code do I need to add to my user model so that the record > can’t be saved until the box is checked? validates\_acceptance\_of – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276/3 "2008-02-16T03:35:19Z")
Just thought that you’ve been asking a lot of questions on the mailing list lately and here’s a few things that might help you out: You’ll get a quicker reply from the people on [irc.freenode.net](http://irc.freenode.net) #rubyonrails. Many people from the mailing list are in here. [http://noobkit.com](http://noobkit.com) is a great lookup site if you don’t know what a method does. Then there’s old faithful [http://google.com](http://google.com) too. I did try sending this to your address but I got an instant error: This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: ``` removed_email_address@domain.invalid ``` Technical details of permanent failure: PERM\_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 13): 550 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): invalid address On Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > – Ryan B. > **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)** > > This domain may be for sale! Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276/4 "2008-02-17T00:19:39Z")
It’s an IRC server, get an IRC client like mirc [http://mirc.com](http://mirc.com) and then type /server [irc.freenode.net](http://irc.freenode.net) -j #rubyonrails into the bar at the bottom after entering all your details. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-a-user-agreement-checkbox-has-been-checked/129276/5 "2008-02-16T21:17:08Z")
Rick, Thanks. That was it. Ryan, Yeah, I’ve probably overstayed my welcome somewhat. This is such a great group but I should branch out. Is “[irc.freenode.net](http://irc.freenode.net) #rubyonrails” a newsgroup? I tried visiting the URL and “[irc.freenode.net](http://irc.freenode.net)” but got a server not found error. Incidentally I visit this through Google G… - Dave On Feb 15, 8:35 pm, “Ryan B. (Radar)” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)