function checkHuman(thisElement)
{
	// check to see that a value has been specified for this given field
	// if not, set focus to that field (so user can change it) and return false (with appropriate message)
// debug
// alert("DBG: " + thisElement.name + " = " + thisElement.value);

	// convert to lower case for comparison
	thisElement.value = thisElement.value.toLowerCase();
// alert("DBG: after convert to lower" + thisElement.name + " = " + thisElement.value);
	if(thisElement.value != "scrabble")
	{
// 		alert(thisElement.name + " is a required field.  Please enter the Name of the Game");
		alert("Please enter the NAME of the Game.");
		thisElement.value = "";
		thisElement.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}