browser forcing user to enter text for an optional input field in classic asp form!

Hi! I have a dialog box with some optional and mandatory fields built in classic asp. One of the fields is optional but the browser is prompting me that some sort of text is mandatory! Can you help find the bug pls? cheers, J.

<tr><td width="146" valign="top"><p class="label">Message:</p></td><td width="298"><%			
                    		Response.Write "<textarea rows=5 name='Message' style='width: 100%;' REQUIRED='FALSE' value=''></textarea>"
						%></td></tr><tr><td width="146"></td><td width="298"></td></tr>