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diff --git a/maintenance/deleteDefaultMessages.php b/maintenance/deleteDefaultMessages.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Deletes all pages in the MediaWiki namespace which were last edited by 
+ * "MediaWiki default".
+ */
+
+if ( !defined( 'MEDIAWIKI' ) ) {
+	require_once( 'commandLine.inc' );
+	deleteDefaultMessages();
+}
+
+function deleteDefaultMessages() {
+	$user = 'MediaWiki default';
+	$reason = 'No longer required';
+
+	global $wgUser;
+	$wgUser = User::newFromName( $user );
+	$wgUser->addGroup( 'bot' );
+	
+	$dbr =& wfGetDB( DB_SLAVE );
+	$res = $dbr->select( array( 'page', 'revision' ),
+		array( 'page_namespace', 'page_title' ),
+		array(
+			'page_namespace' => NS_MEDIAWIKI,
+			'page_latest=rev_id',
+			'rev_user_text' => 'MediaWiki default',
+		)
+	);
+
+	$dbw =& wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+
+	while ( $row = $dbr->fetchObject( $res ) ) {
+		if ( function_exists( 'wfWaitForSlaves' ) ) {
+			wfWaitForSlaves( 5 );
+		}
+		$dbw->ping();
+		$title = Title::makeTitle( $row->page_namespace, $row->page_title );
+		$article = new Article( $title );
+		$dbw->begin();
+		$article->doDeleteArticle( $reason );
+		$dbw->commit();
+	}
+}
+?>