diff --git a/includes/node.inc b/includes/node.inc
index ebbec9ca9353688b432f47d8054ae19ea9fabd80..f84b2eb45fdfd878d94c6225b4e26174c6191f27 100644
--- a/includes/node.inc
+++ b/includes/node.inc
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 $status = array(dumped => 0, expired => 1, queued => 2, posted => 3);
 $rstatus = array(0 => dumped, 1 => expired, 2 => queued, 3 => posted);
 
-function _node_get($field, $value) {
-  $result = db_query("SELECT lid, type FROM node WHERE $field = '$value'");
+function _node_get($conditions) {
+  foreach ($conditions as $key => $value) { 
+    $where[] = "$key = '$value'";
+	$nwhere[] = "n.$key = '$value'";
+  }
+  $result = db_query("SELECT lid, type FROM node WHERE " . implode(", ", $where));
   if ($node = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    return db_query("SELECT n.*, l.*, u.userid FROM node n LEFT JOIN $node->type l ON n.lid = l.lid AND n.nid = l.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author = u.id WHERE n.$field = '$value' ORDER BY n.timestamp DESC");
+    return db_query("SELECT n.*, l.*, u.userid FROM node n LEFT JOIN $node->type l ON n.lid = l.lid AND n.nid = l.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author = u.id WHERE " . implode(", ", $nwhere) . " ORDER BY n.timestamp DESC");
   }
 }
 
@@ -25,18 +29,19 @@ function node_submission_status($index = -1) {
   return $index < 0 ? $status : $status[$index];
 }
 
-function node_get_object($field, $value) {
-  return db_fetch_object(_node_get($field, $value));
+function node_get_object($conditions) {
+  return db_fetch_object(_node_get($conditions));
 }
 
-function node_get_array($field, $value) {
-  return db_fetch_array(_node_get($field, $value));
+function node_get_array($conditions) {
+  return db_fetch_array(_node_get($conditions));
 }
 
-function node_del($field, $value) {
+function node_del($conditions) {
   global $status;
-  if ($node = node_get_object($field, $value)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object($conditions)) {
     if ($node->status == $status[dumped]) {
+	  module_invoke($node->type, "delete", $node);
       db_query("DELETE FROM node WHERE nid = '$node->nid'");
       db_query("DELETE FROM $node->type WHERE lid = '$node->lid' AND nid = '$node->nid'");
       db_query("DELETE FROM comments WHERE lid = '$node->nid'");
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ function node_save($node, $filter) {
   $rows = array(nid, pid, lid, cid, tid, log, type, title, score, votes, author, status, comment, promote, moderate, timestamp);
 
   if ($node[nid] > 0) {
-    $n = node_get_object("nid", $node[nid]);
+    $n = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node[nid]));
 
     $u1 = array();
     $u2 = array();
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ function node_save($node, $filter) {
     return $node[nid];
   }
   else {
-    $duplicate = node_get_object("title", $node[title]);
+    $duplicate = node_get_object(array("title" => $node[title]));
 
     if ($duplicate && (time() - $duplicate->timestamp < 60)) {
       watchdog("warning", "node: duplicate '$node[title]'");
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 781dca5767adc77f07397d6a9fe6e50199ceef38..01adbb45927e56d7e72be708cfd554cdad241207 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 $theme->header();
 while ($node = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-  node_view(node_get_object("nid", $node->nid), 1);
+  node_view(node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->nid)), 1);
 }
 $theme->footer();
 
diff --git a/modules/book.module b/modules/book.module
index c46e7cd0d135dc703fed09e602683665e8a070e5..757b63a03f2ebe72b0a77c4b155c7d61b9d0d7fa 100644
--- a/modules/book.module
+++ b/modules/book.module
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function book_form($edit = array()) {
   $form .= form_item(t("Category"), category_form_select("book", $edit));
 
   if ($edit[pid]) {
-    $node = node_get_object("nid", $edit[pid]);
+    $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $edit[pid]));
     $form .= form_item(t("Parent"), "<A HREF=\"node.php?id=$node->id\">". check_output($node->title) ."</A>", t("The parent subject or category the page belongs in."));
     $form .= form_hidden("parent", $edit[parent]);
   }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function book_save($edit) {
 
 function book_parent($nid) {
   global $status;
-  if ($node = node_get_object("nid", $nid)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $nid))) {
     $list[$nid] = $nid;
   }
   if ($node->pid) {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function book_admin() {
       print book_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print book_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print book_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
     case "listing":
       print node_listing(book_query());
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function book_page() {
 function book_update($id) {
   global $status;
 
-  if ($node = node_get_object("nid", $id)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id))) {
     if ($node->status != $status[posted]) {
       return t("You can only update accepted pages: pages that are still queued or already expired can not be updated.");
     }
diff --git a/modules/book/book.module b/modules/book/book.module
index c46e7cd0d135dc703fed09e602683665e8a070e5..757b63a03f2ebe72b0a77c4b155c7d61b9d0d7fa 100644
--- a/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/modules/book/book.module
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function book_form($edit = array()) {
   $form .= form_item(t("Category"), category_form_select("book", $edit));
 
   if ($edit[pid]) {
-    $node = node_get_object("nid", $edit[pid]);
+    $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $edit[pid]));
     $form .= form_item(t("Parent"), "<A HREF=\"node.php?id=$node->id\">". check_output($node->title) ."</A>", t("The parent subject or category the page belongs in."));
     $form .= form_hidden("parent", $edit[parent]);
   }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function book_save($edit) {
 
 function book_parent($nid) {
   global $status;
-  if ($node = node_get_object("nid", $nid)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $nid))) {
     $list[$nid] = $nid;
   }
   if ($node->pid) {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function book_admin() {
       print book_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print book_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print book_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
     case "listing":
       print node_listing(book_query());
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function book_page() {
 function book_update($id) {
   global $status;
 
-  if ($node = node_get_object("nid", $id)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id))) {
     if ($node->status != $status[posted]) {
       return t("You can only update accepted pages: pages that are still queued or already expired can not be updated.");
     }
diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index 8e3693f5f422bc59ebde87ad5852ded281cb8c46..031f8834b98c9d836f3f47cc3091df14ad50ce1b 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function forum_page() {
   $output .= "<TABLE BORDER=\"0\" CELLSPACING=\"4\" CELLPADDING=\"4\">\n";
   $output .= " <TR><TH>". t("Forum") ."</TH><TH>". t("Comments") ."</TH><TH>". t("Last comment") ."</TH><TH>". t("Moderators") ."</TH></TR>";
   while ($node = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    $node = node_get_object("nid", $node->nid);
+    $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->nid));
     $output .= " <TR><TD><A HREF=\"node.php?id=$node->nid\">". check_output($node->title) ."</A><BR><SMALL>". check_output($node->body, 1) ."</SMALL></TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\">". forum_num_comments($node->nid) ."</TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\">". forum_last_comment($node->nid) ."</TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\"><SMALL>". check_output($node->moderate) ."</SMALL></TD></TR>";
   }
   $output .= "</TABLE>\n";
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function forum_admin() {
       print forum_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print forum_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print forum_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
    case t("Submit"):
       print status(forum_save($edit));
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index 8e3693f5f422bc59ebde87ad5852ded281cb8c46..031f8834b98c9d836f3f47cc3091df14ad50ce1b 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function forum_page() {
   $output .= "<TABLE BORDER=\"0\" CELLSPACING=\"4\" CELLPADDING=\"4\">\n";
   $output .= " <TR><TH>". t("Forum") ."</TH><TH>". t("Comments") ."</TH><TH>". t("Last comment") ."</TH><TH>". t("Moderators") ."</TH></TR>";
   while ($node = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    $node = node_get_object("nid", $node->nid);
+    $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->nid));
     $output .= " <TR><TD><A HREF=\"node.php?id=$node->nid\">". check_output($node->title) ."</A><BR><SMALL>". check_output($node->body, 1) ."</SMALL></TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\">". forum_num_comments($node->nid) ."</TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\">". forum_last_comment($node->nid) ."</TD><TD ALIGN=\"center\"><SMALL>". check_output($node->moderate) ."</SMALL></TD></TR>";
   }
   $output .= "</TABLE>\n";
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function forum_admin() {
       print forum_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print forum_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print forum_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
    case t("Submit"):
       print status(forum_save($edit));
diff --git a/modules/moderate.module b/modules/moderate.module
index 821a588ca24d4c3db3e882b9736040e6a930f9e2..c284df52214273ad0648d626ca8b64de571904a0 100644
--- a/modules/moderate.module
+++ b/modules/moderate.module
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function moderate_overview($query = array()) {
 function moderate_node($edit, $name) {
   global $user;
 
-  $node = node_get_array("nid", $edit[nid]);
+  $node = node_get_array(array("nid" => $edit[nid]));
   if ($node && strstr($node[moderate], $user->userid)) {
     $edit[type] = $node[type];
     return node_invoke($edit, $name);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function moderate_admin() {
     default:
       switch ($op) {
         case "edit":
-          print moderate_node_edit(node_get_array("nid", $id));
+          print moderate_node_edit(node_get_array(array("nid" => $id)));
           break;
         case t("Preview"):
           print moderate_node_edit($edit);
diff --git a/modules/node.module b/modules/node.module
index 98b6482ef70fd24fec74de01912e324c54223a3a..33142a45421a8a7070581a029f0062cc1a342a9a 100644
--- a/modules/node.module
+++ b/modules/node.module
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function node_overview($query = array()) {
 }
 
 function node_admin_view($id) {
-  $node = node_get_object("nid", $id);
+  $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id));
 
   $form .= form_item("Title", check_output($node->title));
   $form .= form_item("Author", format_username($node->userid));
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function node_admin_view($id) {
 function node_admin_edit($id) {
   global $user;
 
-  $node = node_get_object("nid", $id);
+  $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id));
 
   $form .= form_item("Title", check_output($node->title));
   $form .= form_select("Author", "author", $node->author, array($node->author => $node->userid, $user->id => $user->userid));
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 98b6482ef70fd24fec74de01912e324c54223a3a..33142a45421a8a7070581a029f0062cc1a342a9a 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function node_overview($query = array()) {
 }
 
 function node_admin_view($id) {
-  $node = node_get_object("nid", $id);
+  $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id));
 
   $form .= form_item("Title", check_output($node->title));
   $form .= form_item("Author", format_username($node->userid));
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function node_admin_view($id) {
 function node_admin_edit($id) {
   global $user;
 
-  $node = node_get_object("nid", $id);
+  $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $id));
 
   $form .= form_item("Title", check_output($node->title));
   $form .= form_select("Author", "author", $node->author, array($node->author => $node->userid, $user->id => $user->userid));
diff --git a/modules/page.module b/modules/page.module
index 39ab6f63be872257cf394341ee3047d8d230e245..f9e59ed722347bbb09e8773b1cc625d55c8d8cfa 100644
--- a/modules/page.module
+++ b/modules/page.module
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function page_admin() {
       print page_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print page_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print page_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
     case "listing":
       print node_listing(page_query());
diff --git a/modules/page/page.module b/modules/page/page.module
index 39ab6f63be872257cf394341ee3047d8d230e245..f9e59ed722347bbb09e8773b1cc625d55c8d8cfa 100644
--- a/modules/page/page.module
+++ b/modules/page/page.module
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function page_admin() {
       print page_form();
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print page_form(node_get_array(nid, $id));
+      print page_form(node_get_array(array(nid => $id)));
       break;
     case "listing":
       print node_listing(page_query());
diff --git a/modules/poll.module b/modules/poll.module
index 06661ba511b398e7522a505a02f2db408072e468..db40538be7141a039ad4a3da1d202e038a3f1e0b 100644
--- a/modules/poll.module
+++ b/modules/poll.module
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ function Poll($poll) {
 }
 
 function poll_cron() {
-  $result = _node_get("type", "poll");
+  $result = _node_get(array("type" => "poll"));
   while ($poll = db_fetch_array($result)) {
     if ($poll[active]) {
       if (($poll[timestamp] + $poll[runtime]) < time()) {
         $poll[active] = 0;
-        node_save($poll, array(filter));
+        node_save($poll, array(active));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ function poll_view($node, $main = 0, $block = 0) {
       if (($node->active) && (!field_get($node->voters, $user->userid))) {
         $result = db_query("UPDATE poll_choices SET chvotes=chvotes+1 WHERE nid='" . $node->nid . "' && chid='" . check_input($chid) . "'");
         if (($result) && ($user)) {
-          $new = node_get_array("nid", $node->nid);
+          $new = node_get_array(array("nid" => $node->nid));
           $new[voters] = field_set($node->voters, $user->userid,1);
           node_save($new, array(voters));
-          $node = node_get_object("nid", $node->nid);            
+          $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->nid));
         }
       }
       
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ function poll_save($edit) {
 }
 
 function poll_block() {  
-  $result = _node_get("type", "poll");
-  while ($poll = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    if ($poll->active) break;
-  }
+  $poll = node_get_object(array("type" => "poll", "active" => 1));
   if ($poll) {
     $poll = poll_view($poll, 0, 1);
     $output = "<b>" . $poll[title] . "</b><br>" . $poll[content];
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ function poll_admin() {
       print poll_overview(poll_query($type));
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print poll_form(poll_get_choices_array(node_get_array("nid", check_input($id))));
+      print poll_form(poll_get_choices_array(node_get_array(array("nid" => check_input($id)))));
       break;
     case "help":
       poll_help();
diff --git a/modules/poll/poll.module b/modules/poll/poll.module
index 06661ba511b398e7522a505a02f2db408072e468..db40538be7141a039ad4a3da1d202e038a3f1e0b 100644
--- a/modules/poll/poll.module
+++ b/modules/poll/poll.module
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ function Poll($poll) {
 }
 
 function poll_cron() {
-  $result = _node_get("type", "poll");
+  $result = _node_get(array("type" => "poll"));
   while ($poll = db_fetch_array($result)) {
     if ($poll[active]) {
       if (($poll[timestamp] + $poll[runtime]) < time()) {
         $poll[active] = 0;
-        node_save($poll, array(filter));
+        node_save($poll, array(active));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ function poll_view($node, $main = 0, $block = 0) {
       if (($node->active) && (!field_get($node->voters, $user->userid))) {
         $result = db_query("UPDATE poll_choices SET chvotes=chvotes+1 WHERE nid='" . $node->nid . "' && chid='" . check_input($chid) . "'");
         if (($result) && ($user)) {
-          $new = node_get_array("nid", $node->nid);
+          $new = node_get_array(array("nid" => $node->nid));
           $new[voters] = field_set($node->voters, $user->userid,1);
           node_save($new, array(voters));
-          $node = node_get_object("nid", $node->nid);            
+          $node = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->nid));
         }
       }
       
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ function poll_save($edit) {
 }
 
 function poll_block() {  
-  $result = _node_get("type", "poll");
-  while ($poll = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    if ($poll->active) break;
-  }
+  $poll = node_get_object(array("type" => "poll", "active" => 1));
   if ($poll) {
     $poll = poll_view($poll, 0, 1);
     $output = "<b>" . $poll[title] . "</b><br>" . $poll[content];
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ function poll_admin() {
       print poll_overview(poll_query($type));
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print poll_form(poll_get_choices_array(node_get_array("nid", check_input($id))));
+      print poll_form(poll_get_choices_array(node_get_array(array("nid" => check_input($id)))));
       break;
     case "help":
       poll_help();
diff --git a/modules/queue.module b/modules/queue.module
index bf4cb7cc2ce765570e60c4ea67cd08d6d92a75b1..f609561c09bc89ab1e4763d67828c665962c8bab 100644
--- a/modules/queue.module
+++ b/modules/queue.module
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function queue_score($id) {
 function queue_vote($id, $vote) {
   global $status, $user;
 
-  if ($node = node_get_object(nid, $id)) {
+  if ($node = node_get_object(array(nid => $id))) {
 
     if (!field_get($node->users, $user->userid)) {
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function queue_node($id) {
   global $theme, $user;
 
 
-  $node = node_get_object(nid, $id);
+  $node = node_get_object(array(nid => $id));
 
   if ($user->id == $node->author || field_get($node->users, $user->userid)) {
     header("Location: node.php?id=$node->nid");
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function queue_node($id) {
     $queue_votes = array("neutral (+0)" => "+ 0", "post it (+1)" => "+ 1", "dump it (-1)" => "- 1");
       // The keys of this associative array are displayed in each submission's selection box whereas the corresponding values represent the mathematical calculation to be performed to update a comment's value.
 
-    if ($n = node_get_object("nid", $node->pid)) {
+    if ($n = node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->pid))) {
       $output .= " ". t("The above node is a proposed update of an existing node:") ." \"<A HREF=\"node.php?id=$n->nid\">". check_output($n->title) ."</A>\".";
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/story.module b/modules/story.module
index 935f0ca931f8a5a902b1360249b1b5e8ed718751..637a4613aa5836967dcac6e5e750d91597ec5208 100644
--- a/modules/story.module
+++ b/modules/story.module
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function story_admin() {
       print story_overview(story_query($type));
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print story_form(node_get_array("nid", check_input($id)));
+      print story_form(node_get_array(array("nid" => check_input($id))));
       break;
     case "help":
       story_help();
diff --git a/modules/story/story.module b/modules/story/story.module
index 935f0ca931f8a5a902b1360249b1b5e8ed718751..637a4613aa5836967dcac6e5e750d91597ec5208 100644
--- a/modules/story/story.module
+++ b/modules/story/story.module
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function story_admin() {
       print story_overview(story_query($type));
       break;
     case "edit":
-      print story_form(node_get_array("nid", check_input($id)));
+      print story_form(node_get_array(array("nid" => check_input($id))));
       break;
     case "help":
       story_help();
diff --git a/node.php b/node.php
index 09534383fefaaf896c386eb410c014c373f593e4..58bddd3d2d398b54f716f616096e1c852a15bf0c 100644
--- a/node.php
+++ b/node.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function node_history($node) {
     $output .= "<DT><B>". format_date($node->timestamp) ." by ". format_username($node->userid) .":</B></DT><DD>". check_output($node->log, 1) ."<P></DD>";
   }
   if ($node->pid) {
-    $output .= node_history(node_get_object("nid", $node->pid));
+    $output .= node_history(node_get_object(array("nid" => $node->pid)));
   }
   return $output;
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function node_history($node) {
   $theme->footer();
 }
 elseif ($number) {
-  $node = ($title ? node_get_object(title, check_input($title)) : node_get_object(nid, check_input($id)));
+  $node = ($title ? node_get_object(array("title" => check_input($title))) : node_get_object(nid, check_input($id)));
   if ($node && node_visible($node)) {
     switch ($op) {
       case "history":