Index: includes/EditPage.php
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--- includes/EditPage.php	(revision 86761)
+++ includes/EditPage.php	(working copy)
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	var $isCssJsSubpage = false;
 	var $isCssSubpage = false;
 	var $isJsSubpage = false;
+	var $isNew = false; // new page or new section
 	var $deletedSinceEdit;
 	var $formtype;
 	var $firsttime;
@@ -415,10 +416,11 @@
 
 		$this->isConflict = false;
 		// css / js subpages of user pages get a special treatment
-		$this->isCssJsSubpage      = $this->mTitle->isCssJsSubpage();
-		$this->isCssSubpage        = $this->mTitle->isCssSubpage();
-		$this->isJsSubpage         = $this->mTitle->isJsSubpage();
+		$this->isCssJsSubpage       = $this->mTitle->isCssJsSubpage();
+		$this->isCssSubpage         = $this->mTitle->isCssSubpage();
+		$this->isJsSubpage          = $this->mTitle->isJsSubpage();
 		$this->isWrongCaseCssJsPage = $this->isWrongCaseCssJsPage();
+		$this->isNew                = !$this->mTitle->exists() || $this->section == 'new';
 
 		# Show applicable editing introductions
 		if ( $this->formtype == 'initial' || $this->firsttime )
@@ -1128,7 +1130,7 @@
 
 		$flags = EDIT_DEFER_UPDATES | EDIT_AUTOSUMMARY |
 			( $new ? EDIT_NEW : EDIT_UPDATE ) |
-			( $this->minoredit ? EDIT_MINOR : 0 ) |
+			( ( $this->minoredit && !$this->isNew ) ? EDIT_MINOR : 0 ) |
 			( $bot ? EDIT_FORCE_BOT : 0 );
 
 		$status = $this->mArticle->doEdit( $text, $this->summary, $flags );
@@ -1237,7 +1239,7 @@
 			# Already watched
 			$this->watchthis = true;
 		}
-		if ( $wgUser->getOption( 'minordefault' ) ) $this->minoredit = true;
+		if ( $wgUser->getOption( 'minordefault' ) && !$this->isNew ) $this->minoredit = true;
 		if ( $this->textbox1 === false ) return false;
 		wfProxyCheck();
 		return true;
@@ -2440,19 +2442,22 @@
 
 		$checkboxes = array();
 
-		$checkboxes['minor'] = '';
-		$minorLabel = wfMsgExt( 'minoredit', array( 'parseinline' ) );
-		if ( $wgUser->isAllowed( 'minoredit' ) ) {
-			$attribs = array(
-				'tabindex'  => ++$tabindex,
-				'accesskey' => wfMsg( 'accesskey-minoredit' ),
-				'id'        => 'wpMinoredit',
-			);
-			$checkboxes['minor'] =
-				Xml::check( 'wpMinoredit', $checked['minor'], $attribs ) .
-				"&#160;<label for='wpMinoredit' id='mw-editpage-minoredit'" .
-				Xml::expandAttributes( array( 'title' => $skin->titleAttrib( 'minoredit', 'withaccess' ) ) ) .
-				">{$minorLabel}</label>";
+		// don't show the minor edit checkbox if it's a new page or section
+		if ( !$this->isNew ) {
+			$checkboxes['minor'] = '';
+			$minorLabel = wfMsgExt( 'minoredit', array( 'parseinline' ) );
+			if ( $wgUser->isAllowed( 'minoredit' ) ) {
+				$attribs = array(
+					'tabindex'  => ++$tabindex,
+					'accesskey' => wfMsg( 'accesskey-minoredit' ),
+					'id'        => 'wpMinoredit',
+				);
+				$checkboxes['minor'] =
+					Xml::check( 'wpMinoredit', $checked['minor'], $attribs ) .
+					"&#160;<label for='wpMinoredit' id='mw-editpage-minoredit'" .
+					Xml::expandAttributes( array( 'title' => $skin->titleAttrib( 'minoredit', 'withaccess' ) ) ) .
+					">{$minorLabel}</label>";
+			}
 		}
 
 		$watchLabel = wfMsgExt( 'watchthis', array( 'parseinline' ) );