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function lint_queryString(p) {
    var re = RegExp('[&?]' + p + '=([^&]*)');
    var matches;
    if (matches = re.exec(document.location)) {
        try { 
            return decodeURI(matches[1]);
        } catch (e) { }
    }
    return null;
}

//Add a 'lint edit' tab
if(mw.config.get('wgArticleId') != 0 ) { 
    $( function lintEditButton() {
        mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', 
                       mw.util.getUrl(null,{action:'edit',lintedit:true}),
                       'lint',
                       'p-lint',
                       'lint edit');
    }
)}

if(mw.config.get('wgAction') == 'edit' && lint_queryString('lintedit') == 'true') {
    $(function lint() {
        var myContent = document.getElementById('wpTextbox1').value;

          myContent = myContent.replace(/(stats\]\)\<\/span\>)\<\/span\>(\<\/span\>\&nbsp\;\&nbsp\;\&nbsp\;\&nbsp\;\&nbsp\;\<small\>\<nowiki\>\[)/g,'$1$2');

          if(document.getElementById('wpTextbox1').value != myContent) {

              if(document.getElementById('wpTextbox1').value != myContent) {
                  document.getElementById('wpTextbox1').value=myContent;
                  document.getElementById('wpSummary').value='remove closing span tag to reduce [[Special:LintErrors|lint errors]]';
                  document.getElementById('wpMinoredit').checked = true;
              }
          }

    }
)}