title: JQuery Validation Plugin: Ensure Form Field is not a specific Value
body: <p>i am using the Jquery validation plugin, sourced from <a href="http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>It is function well for required fields, email etc, however I would like to set up some specific validation rules for certain form fields. For example, I have a select form field which contains the following options...</p>
  
  <pre><code>    &lt;select name="salutation" id="salutation" class="conditional"&gt;
      &lt;option value="0"&gt;--- Please Select ---&lt;/option&gt;
              &lt;option value="1"&gt;--- MR ---&lt;/option&gt;
              &lt;option value="2"&gt;--- MRS ---&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;/select&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I would then like to use the validation plugin to display a message if a salutation has not been selected..I.E</p>
  
  <pre><code>    $("#userForm").validate({
     // Validate Fields On Blur   
        onfocusout: function(element){
        this.element(element);
     },
       // Set Specific Rules for Validation
       rules:{
       salutation: {
          NEQ:0                   
               }
      },
      messages:{
      salutation: {
      NEQ: "please select a salutation"               
       }
      }
     });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to customize the plugin to allow such things. Many thanks</p>