docs: def requests_view(request, requestType):
      '''
      Generic request view.  Parameters:
          request is the HTTP request
          requestType is URL name of a RequestType.
              e.g. "food", "maintenance", "network", "site"
      '''
      userProfile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=request.user)
      request_type = get_object_or_404(RequestType, url_name=requestType)
      page_name = "{0} Requests".format(request_type.name.title())
      if not request_type.enabled:
          message = "{0} requests have been disabled.".format(request_type.name.title())
          return red_home(request, message)
      relevant_managers = request_type.managers.filter(active=True)
      manager = any(i.incumbent == userProfile for i in relevant_managers)
      request_form = RequestForm(
          request.POST if "submit_request" in request.POST else None,
          profile=userProfile,
          request_type=request_type,
          )
      if request_form.is_valid():
          request_form.save()
          return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('managers:requests', kwargs={'requestType': requestType}))
      # number of requests loaded
      x = 0
      # A pseudo-dictionary, actually a list with items of form (request,
      # [request_responses_list], response_form, upvote, vote_form)
      requests_dict = list()
      requests = Request.objects.filter(request_type=request_type)
      if not request_type.managers.filter(incumbent__user=request.user):
          requests = requests.exclude(
              ~Q(owner__user=request.user), private=True,
              )
      for req in requests:
          request_responses = Response.objects.filter(request=req)
          if manager:
              response_form = ManagerResponseForm(
                  request.POST if "add_response-{0}".format(req.pk) in request.POST else None,
                  initial={'action': Response.NONE},
                  prefix="{0}".format(req.pk),
                  profile=userProfile,
                  request=req,
                  )
          else:
              response_form = ResponseForm(
                  request.POST if "add_response-{0}".format(req.pk) in request.POST else None,
                  prefix="{0}".format(req.pk),
                  profile=userProfile,
                  request=req,
                  )
          upvote = userProfile in req.upvotes.all()
          vote_form = VoteForm(
              request.POST if "vote-{0}".format(req.pk) in request.POST else None,
              profile=userProfile,
              request=req,
              )
          if response_form.is_valid():
              response_form.save()
              return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('managers:requests',
                                                  kwargs={'requestType': requestType}))
          if vote_form.is_valid():
              vote_form.save()
              return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('managers:requests',
                                                  kwargs={'requestType': requestType}))
          requests_dict.append((req, request_responses, response_form, upvote, vote_form))
          x += 1
          if x >= settings.MAX_REQUESTS:
              break
      return render_to_response('requests.html', {
          'manager': manager,
          'request_type': request_type,
          'page_name': page_name,
          'request_form': request_form,
          'requests_dict': requests_dict,
          'relevant_managers': relevant_managers,
          }, context_instance=RequestContext(request))