function submit_customer_question()
  {
  	 tagValue = document.getElementById("question_text");
	 var question_text = tagValue.value;
	 var product_id = document.add_question.product_id.value;
	
	 if( question_text.length < 1 ) 
	 {
		document.getElementById("question_alert").style.display = "inline";
		document.getElementById("question_alert").innerHTML = "Please enter your question!";
		return false;
	 }
	 else if( question_text.length < 10 ) 
	 {
		document.getElementById("question_alert").style.display = "inline";
		document.getElementById("question_alert").innerHTML = "To be meaningful, your question must be at least 10 characters in length.";
		return false;
	}
	document.getElementById("question_alert").style.display = "none";
  	return true;
  }