--- a/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Wed Dec 03 23:49:10 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Thu Dec 04 10:09:38 2008 +0000
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
       ' <a href="%(create)s">Create '
       'a New %(entity_type)s</a> page.')
 
+  DEF_CREATE_INSTRUCTION_MSG_FMT = ugettext_lazy(
+      'Please select a %s for the new %s.')
+
   def __init__(self, params=None):
     """
 
@@ -137,7 +140,15 @@
       kwargs: not used for create()
     """
 
-    params = dicts.merge(params, self._params)
+    new_params = dicts.merge(params, self._params)
+
+    if ('scope_view' in new_params) and ('scope_path' not in kwargs):
+      view = new_params['scope_view'].view
+      redirect = new_params['scope_redirect']
+      return self.select(request, view, redirect,
+                         params=params, page_name=page_name, **kwargs)
+
+    params = new_params
 
     # Create page is an edit page with no key fields
     empty_kwargs = {}
@@ -479,6 +490,8 @@
     params = dicts.merge(params, view.getParams())
     params = dicts.merge(params, self._params)
     params['list_action'] = (redirect, self._params)
+    params['list_description'] = self.DEF_CREATE_INSTRUCTION_MSG_FMT % (
+        params['name'], self._params['name'])
 
     content = helper.lists.getListContent(request, params)
     contents = [content]

--- a/app/soc/views/models/program.py	Wed Dec 03 23:49:10 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/program.py	Thu Dec 04 10:09:38 2008 +0000
@@ -75,29 +75,12 @@
         (r'^%(url_name)s/create/(?P<scope_path>%(ulnp)s)$',
             'soc.views.models.%(module_name)s.create', 'Create %(name_short)s')]
 
+    new_params['scope_redirect'] = redirects.getCreateRedirect
+
     params = dicts.merge(params, new_params)
 
     super(View, self).__init__(params=params)
 
-  def create(self, request, **kwargs):
-    """Specialized create view to enforce needing a scope_path
-
-    This view simply gives control to the base.View.create if the
-    scope_path is specified in kwargs. If it is not present, it
-    instead displays the result of self.select. Refer to the
-    respective docstrings on what they do.
-
-    Args: 
-      see base.View.create
-    """
-
-    if 'scope_path' in kwargs:
-      return super(View, self).create(request, **kwargs)
-
-    view = sponsor_view.view
-    redirect = redirects.getCreateRedirect
-    return self.select(request, view, redirect, **kwargs)
-
 
 view = View()
 

--- a/app/soc/views/models/role.py	Wed Dec 03 23:49:10 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/role.py	Thu Dec 04 10:09:38 2008 +0000
@@ -87,30 +87,12 @@
         'Invite %(name_short)s')]
 
     new_params['extra_django_patterns'] = patterns
+    new_params['scope_redirect'] = redirects.getInviteRedirect
 
     params = dicts.merge(params, new_params)
 
     super(View, self).__init__(params=params)
 
-  def create(self, request, **kwargs):
-    """Specialized create view to enforce needing a scope_path
-
-    This view simply gives control to the base.View.create if the
-    scope_path is specified in kwargs. If it is not present, it
-    instead displays the result of self.select. Refer to the
-    respective docstrings on what they do.
-
-    Args:
-      see base.View.create
-    """
-
-    if 'scope_path' in kwargs:
-      return super(View, self).create(request, **kwargs)
-
-    view = sponsor_view.view
-    redirect = redirects.getInviteRedirect
-    return self.select(request, view, redirect, **kwargs)
-
   def invite(self, request, page_name=None, params=None, **kwargs):
     """Displays the request promotion to Role page.
     """