diff --git a/contrib/oldtips/.main.php.swp b/contrib/oldtips/.main.php.swp
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diff --git a/contrib/oldtips/main.php b/contrib/oldtips/main.php
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-<?php
-/**
- * Name: Random Tip
- * Author: Shish <webmaster@shishnet.org>
- * License: GPLv2
- * Description: Show a random line of text in the subheader space
- * Documentation:
- *  Formatting is done with bbcode
- */
-
-class Tips extends SimpleExtension {
-	public function onPostListBuilding($event) {
-		global $config, $page;
-		if(strlen($config->get_string("tips_text")) > 0) {
-			$tips = $config->get_string("tips_text");
-			$tips = preg_replace("/\n+/", "\n", $tips);
-			$lines = explode("\n", $tips);
-			$line = $lines[array_rand($lines)];
-			$this->theme->display_tip(format_text($line));
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function onSetupBuilding($event) {
-		$sb = new SetupBlock("Tips");
-		$sb->add_longtext_option("tips_text");
-		$event->panel->add_block($sb);
-	}
-}
-?>
diff --git a/contrib/oldtips/main.php~ b/contrib/oldtips/main.php~
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-<?php
-/**
- * Name: Random Tip
- * Author: Shish <webmaster@shishnet.org>
- * License: GPLv2
- * Description: Show a random line of text in the subheader space
- * Documentation:
- *  Formatting is done with bbcode
- */
-
-class Tips extends SimpleExtension {
-	public function onPostListBuilding($event) {
-		global $config, $page;
-		if(strlen($config->get_string("tips_text")) > 0) {
-			$icon = null;
-			$tips = $config->get_string("tips_text");
-			$tips = preg_replace("/\n+/", "\n", $tips);
-			$lines = explode("\n", $tips);
-			$line = $lines[array_rand($lines)];
-			$this->theme->display_tip(format_text($line));
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function onSetupBuilding($event) {
-		$sb = new SetupBlock("Tips");
-		$sb->add_longtext_option("tips_text");
-		$event->panel->add_block($sb);
-	}
-}
-?>
diff --git a/contrib/oldtips/test.php b/contrib/oldtips/test.php
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-<?php
-class TipsTest extends SCoreWebTestCase {
-	function testTips() {
-		$this->log_in_as_admin();
-
-		$this->get_page("setup");
-		$this->setField("_config_tips_text", "alert:kittens");
-		$this->click("Save Settings");
-
-		$this->get_page("post/list");
-		$this->assertText("kittens");
-
-		$this->get_page("setup");
-		$this->setField("_config_news_text", "");
-		$this->click("Save Settings");
-
-		$this->get_page("post/list");
-		$this->assertNoText("kittens");
-
-		$this->log_out();
-	}
-}
-?>
diff --git a/contrib/oldtips/theme.php b/contrib/oldtips/theme.php
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-<?php
-
-class TipsTheme extends Themelet {
-	public function display_tip($text) {
-		global $page;
-		$page->add_block(new Block(null, $text, "main", 5));
-	}
-}
-?>