--- a/app/soc/logic/cleaning.py	Sun Mar 22 22:06:54 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/logic/cleaning.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
   return wrapper
 
 
-def clean_numeric_only(field_name):
+def clean_phone_number(field_name):
   """Clean method for cleaning a field that may only contain numerical values.
   """
 
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@
 
     value = self.cleaned_data.get(field_name)
 
+    # allow for a '+' prefix which means '00'
+    if value[0] == '+':
+      value = '00' + value[1:]
+
     if not value.isdigit():
       raise forms.ValidationError("Only numerical characters are allowed")
 

--- a/app/soc/views/models/group.py	Sun Mar 22 22:06:54 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/group.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     new_params['list_heading'] = 'soc/group/list/heading.html'
 
     new_params['create_extra_dynaproperties'] = {
-       'clean_phone': cleaning.clean_numeric_only('phone'),
+       'clean_phone': cleaning.clean_phone_number('phone'),
        'clean_contact_street': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('contact_street'),
        'clean_contact_city': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('contact_city'),
        'clean_contact_state': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('contact_state'),

--- a/app/soc/views/models/role.py	Sun Mar 22 22:06:54 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/role.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
        'longitude': forms.fields.FloatField(widget=forms.HiddenInput,
                                             required=False),
        'clean_link_id': cleaning.clean_existing_user('link_id'),
-       'clean_phone': cleaning.clean_numeric_only('phone'),
+       'clean_phone': cleaning.clean_phone_number('phone'),
        'clean_res_street': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('res_street'),
        'clean_res_city': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('res_city'),
        'clean_res_state': cleaning.clean_ascii_only('res_state'),