diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6825be0a..3ab446d1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.08.11.35.00
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.08.14.36.21
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 5b532b17..265f5500 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ class DIV(XmlComponent):
         >>> a=FORM( INPUT(_type='text'), SELECT(range(1)), TEXTAREA() )
         >>> for c in a.elements('input, select, textarea'): c['_disabled'] = 'disabled'
         >>> a.xml()
-        '<form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input disabled="disabled" type="text" /><select disabled="disabled"><option value="0">0</option></select><textarea cols="40" disabled="disabled" rows="10"></textarea></form>'
+        '<form action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input disabled="disabled" type="text" /><select disabled="disabled"><option value="0">0</option></select><textarea cols="40" disabled="disabled" rows="10"></textarea></form>'
 
         Elements that are matched can also be replaced or removed by specifying
         a "replace" argument (note, a list of the original matching elements
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ class FORM(DIV):
         >>> from validators import IS_NOT_EMPTY
         >>> form=FORM(INPUT(_name=\"test\", requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()))
         >>> form.xml()
-        '<form action=\"\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"test\" type=\"text\" /></form>'
+        '<form action=\"#\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"test\" type=\"text\" /></form>'
 
     a FORM is container for INPUT, TEXTAREA, SELECT and other helpers
 
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ class FORM(DIV):
 
     def _postprocessing(self):
         if not '_action' in self.attributes:
-            self['_action'] = ''
+            self['_action'] = '#'
         if not '_method' in self.attributes:
             self['_method'] = 'post'
         if not '_enctype' in self.attributes:
@@ -2415,25 +2415,25 @@ def test():
     <table><tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td></tr><tr><td>d</td><td>e</td><td>f</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr></table>
     >>> form=FORM(INPUT(_type='text', _name='myvar', requires=IS_EXPR('int(value)<10')))
     >>> print form.xml()
-    <form action=\"\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"myvar\" type=\"text\" /></form>
+    <form action=\"#\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"myvar\" type=\"text\" /></form>
     >>> print form.accepts({'myvar':'34'}, formname=None)
     False
     >>> print form.xml()
-    <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input class="invalidinput" name="myvar" type="text" value="34" /><div class="error_wrapper"><div class="error" id="myvar__error">invalid expression</div></div></form>
+    <form action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input class="invalidinput" name="myvar" type="text" value="34" /><div class="error_wrapper"><div class="error" id="myvar__error">invalid expression</div></div></form>
     >>> print form.accepts({'myvar':'4'}, formname=None, keepvalues=True)
     True
     >>> print form.xml()
-    <form action=\"\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"myvar\" type=\"text\" value=\"4\" /></form>
+    <form action=\"#\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"myvar\" type=\"text\" value=\"4\" /></form>
     >>> form=FORM(SELECT('cat', 'dog', _name='myvar'))
     >>> print form.accepts({'myvar':'dog'}, formname=None, keepvalues=True)
     True
     >>> print form.xml()
-    <form action=\"\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><select name=\"myvar\"><option value=\"cat\">cat</option><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"dog\">dog</option></select></form>
+    <form action=\"#\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\"><select name=\"myvar\"><option value=\"cat\">cat</option><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"dog\">dog</option></select></form>
     >>> form=FORM(INPUT(_type='text', _name='myvar', requires=IS_MATCH('^\w+$', 'only alphanumeric!')))
     >>> print form.accepts({'myvar':'as df'}, formname=None)
     False
     >>> print form.xml()
-    <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input class="invalidinput" name="myvar" type="text" value="as df" /><div class="error_wrapper"><div class="error" id="myvar__error">only alphanumeric!</div></div></form>
+    <form action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><input class="invalidinput" name="myvar" type="text" value="as df" /><div class="error_wrapper"><div class="error" id="myvar__error">only alphanumeric!</div></div></form>
     >>> session={}
     >>> form=FORM(INPUT(value=\"Hello World\", _name=\"var\", requires=IS_MATCH('^\w+$')))
     >>> if form.accepts({}, session,formname=None): print 'passed'
diff --git a/gluon/reserved_sql_keywords.py b/gluon/reserved_sql_keywords.py
index 320711e6..9ff314ae 100644
--- a/gluon/reserved_sql_keywords.py
+++ b/gluon/reserved_sql_keywords.py
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ SQLITE = set((
 ))
 
 
-MONGODB_NONRESERVED = set(('ID_', 'SAFE',))
+MONGODB_NONRESERVED = set(('SAFE',))
 
 # remove from here when you add a list.
 JDBCSQLITE = SQLITE
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_html.py b/gluon/tests/test_html.py
index 336eff9b..1273f2bd 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_html.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TestBareHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testFORM(self):
         self.assertEqual(FORM('<>', _a='1', _b='2').xml(),
-                         '<form a="1" action="" b="2" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">&lt;&gt;</form>')
+                         '<form a="1" action="#" b="2" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">&lt;&gt;</form>')
 
     def testH1(self):
         self.assertEqual(H1('<>', _a='1', _b='2').xml(),