First push making createChannels

client/views/channel/create.html

 <template name="createChannel">
-
+<!-- we need a forum in here -->
+<form id="createChannels"> 
+Created By: {{username}}
+<input type="submit" id="userName" value="{{username}}" name="username"/>
+Channel: <br>
+<input type="submit" id="channelName" name="channel"/>
+Date:<br>
+<input type="submit" id="channelDate" name="date"/>
+</form>
+<br>
+<input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
 </template>
+

client/views/channel/createChannel.js

+Template.createChannel.helpers({
+  channels: function() {
+    return Channels.find().fetch();
+  },
+  channelName: function(channelId) {
+    var channelObj = Channels.findOne(channelId);
+    return channelObj.name;
+  },
+  username: function() {
+    return Meteor.user().profile.name;
+  }
+});
+Template.createChannel.events({
+    'submit #channelName': function(e,t) {
+    var insUsername = $("#userName").val() //grab data from userName field
+    var channelName=$("#channelName").val(); //Same but for Channel Name field
+    var channelCheck = Channels.find({name: channelName});
+    if(channelCheck.length>0){ //Check to see if the channel length is greater than 0 and if its the same
+	alert("Channel exists, rename it");
+    } else { //Insert if it doesn't exist 
+	Channels.insert({name: insUsername}), function(error){
+	if(!err) {
+	    alert("SUCCESS!");
+	    } else {
+		alert("Its messed up!");
+		alert(err);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    }
+//});
+
+});

client/views/channel/createChannel.js~

+Template.createChannel.helpers({
+  channels: function() {
+    return Channels.find().fetch();
+  },
+  channelName: function(channelId) {
+    var channelObj = Channels.findOne(channelId);
+    return channelObj.name;
+  },
+  username: function() {
+    return Meteor.user().profile.name;
+  }
+Template.createChannel.events(e,t) {
+    var insUsername = $("#userName").val() //grab data from userName field
+    var channelName=$("#channelName").val(); //Same but for Channel Name field
+    var channelCheck = Channels.find({name: channelName});
+    if(channelCheck.length>0) //Check to see if the channel length is greater than 0 and if its the same
+	alert("Channel exists, rename it");
+    } else { //Insert if it doesn't exist 
+	Channels.insert{name: insUsername}, function(error){
+	if(!err) {
+	    alert("SUCCESS!");
+	    } else {
+		alert("Its messed up!");
+		alert(err);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+});
+
+});