--- a/app/soc/views/helper/params.py	Tue Dec 02 22:03:46 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/helper/params.py	Tue Dec 02 22:04:15 2008 +0000
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
 from soc.views.helper import redirects
 
 
-LIST_DESCRIPTION_FMT = ugettext_lazy(
+DEF_LIST_DESCRIPTION_FMT = ugettext_lazy(
     'List of %(name_plural)s in Google Open Source Programs.')
 
+DEF_CREATE_INSTRUCTION_MSG_FMT = ugettext_lazy(
+      'Please use this form to select a %(name).')
+
 DEF_SUBMIT_MSG_PARAM_NAME = 's'
 DEF_SUBMIT_MSG_PROFILE_SAVED = 0
 
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@
       'list_heading': 'heading',
       }
 
-  new_params['list_description'] = LIST_DESCRIPTION_FMT % params
+  new_params['list_description'] = DEF_LIST_DESCRIPTION_FMT % params
   new_params['save_message'] = [ugettext_lazy('Profile saved.')]
   new_params['submit_msg_param_name'] = DEF_SUBMIT_MSG_PARAM_NAME
   new_params['edit_params'] = {

--- a/app/soc/views/helper/redirects.py	Tue Dec 02 22:03:46 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/helper/redirects.py	Tue Dec 02 22:04:15 2008 +0000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   
   return result
 
-def getCreateProgramRedirect(entity, params):
+def getCreateRedirect(entity, params):
   """Returns the create program redirect for the specified entity.
   """
 

--- a/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Tue Dec 02 22:03:46 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Tue Dec 02 22:04:15 2008 +0000
@@ -541,6 +541,12 @@
 
     return helper.responses.respond(request, template, context)
 
+  def getParams(self):
+    """Returns this view's params attribute
+    """
+
+    return self._params
+
   def getSidebarLinks(self, request, params=None):
     """Returns an dictionary with one sidebar entry.
 

--- a/app/soc/views/models/program.py	Tue Dec 02 22:03:46 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/program.py	Tue Dec 02 22:04:15 2008 +0000
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
   """View methods for the Sponsor model.
   """
 
-  DEF_CREATE_INSTRUCTION_MSG_FMT = ugettext_lazy(
-      'Please use this form to select a Sponsor for the new Program')
-
   def __init__(self, original_params=None):
     """Defines the fields and methods required for the base View class
     to provide the user with list, public, create, edit and delete views.
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@
       return super(View, self).create(request, page_name=page_name,
           params=params, **kwargs)
 
-    params = dicts.merge(params, self._params)
     return self.selectSponsor(request, page_name, params)
 
   def selectSponsor(self, request, page_name, params):
@@ -115,12 +111,15 @@
       params: a dict with params for this View
     """
 
+    view = sponsor_view.view
+    redirect = redirects.getCreateRedirect
+
+    params = dicts.merge(params, self._params)
+
     new_params = {}
-    new_params['list_action'] = (redirects.getCreateProgramRedirect, params)
-    new_params['list_description'] = \
-        self.DEF_CREATE_INSTRUCTION_MSG_FMT % self._params
+    new_params['list_action'] = (redirect, params)
 
-    new_params = dicts.merge(new_params, sponsor_view.view._params)
+    new_params = dicts.merge(new_params, view.getParams())
     params = dicts.merge(new_params, params)
 
     content = helper.lists.getListContent(request, params)