Index: EditPage.php
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--- EditPage.php	(revision 32374)
+++ EditPage.php	(working copy)
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@
 			$this->mMetaData = rtrim( $request->getText( 'metadata'   ) );
 			# Truncate for whole multibyte characters. +5 bytes for ellipsis
 			$this->summary   = $wgLang->truncate( $request->getText( 'wpSummary'  ), 250 );
+			
+			# Remove extra headings and whitespace from summaries and new sections.
+			$this->summary = trim(preg_replace('/^=+(.*?)=+$/', '$1', trim($this->summary)));
 
 			$this->edittime = $request->getVal( 'wpEdittime' );
 			$this->starttime = $request->getVal( 'wpStarttime' );