Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/defs-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/defs-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.62.2.6 -r1.62.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/defs-procs.tcl	2 Oct 2013 22:55:55 -0000	1.62.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/defs-procs.tcl	16 Oct 2013 11:08:15 -0000	1.62.2.7
@@ -458,8 +458,7 @@
     Title and explanation is optional. If neither is specified,
     then a default "Permission Denied" message will be displayed.
 } {
-    if { [template::util::is_nil title] 
-         && [template::util::is_nil explanation] } {
+    if { $title eq "" && $explanation eq "" } {
 	set title "Permission Denied"
 	set explanation "Sorry, you haven't been given access to this area."
     }