diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 93d5de7908..ba2227c0a3 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-/*
+/**
  * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
  * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
  *
@@ -15,9 +15,26 @@
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.     If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @category Notices
+ * @package  StatusNet
+ * @author   Brenda Wallace <shiny@cpan.org>
+ * @author   Christopher Vollick <psycotica0@gmail.com>
+ * @author   CiaranG <ciaran@ciarang.com>
+ * @author   Craig Andrews <candrews@integralblue.com>
+ * @author   Evan Prodromou <evan@controlezvous.ca>
+ * @author   Gina Haeussge <osd@foosel.net>
+ * @author   Jeffery To <jeffery.to@gmail.com>
+ * @author   Mike Cochrane <mikec@mikenz.geek.nz>
+ * @author   Robin Millette <millette@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @author   Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @author   Tom Adams <tom@holizz.com>
+ * @license  GNU Affero General Public License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
  */
 
-if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
+if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
 
 /**
  * Table Definition for notice
@@ -168,11 +185,11 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         if (common_config('site', 'dupelimit') > 0 && !Notice::checkDupes($profile_id, $final)) {
             common_log(LOG_WARNING, 'Dupe posting by profile #' . $profile_id . '; throttled.');
-			throw new ClientException(_('Too many duplicate messages too quickly;'.
+            throw new ClientException(_('Too many duplicate messages too quickly;'.
                                         ' take a breather and post again in a few minutes.'));
         }
 
-		$banned = common_config('profile', 'banned');
+        $banned = common_config('profile', 'banned');
 
         if ( in_array($profile_id, $banned) || in_array($profile->nickname, $banned)) {
             common_log(LOG_WARNING, "Attempted post from banned user: $profile->nickname (user id = $profile_id).");
@@ -200,12 +217,12 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
             $notice->created = common_sql_now();
         }
 
-		$notice->content = $final;
-		$notice->rendered = common_render_content($final, $notice);
-		$notice->source = $source;
-		$notice->uri = $uri;
+        $notice->content = $final;
+        $notice->rendered = common_render_content($final, $notice);
+        $notice->source = $source;
+        $notice->uri = $uri;
 
-		$notice->reply_to = self::getReplyTo($reply_to, $profile_id, $source, $final);
+        $notice->reply_to = self::getReplyTo($reply_to, $profile_id, $source, $final);
 
         if (!empty($notice->reply_to)) {
             $reply = Notice::staticGet('id', $notice->reply_to);
diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index 7f0d127583..4a069ee84e 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -476,4 +476,79 @@ class Profile extends Memcached_DataObject
         $biolimit = self::maxBio();
         return ($biolimit > 0 && !empty($bio) && (mb_strlen($bio) > $biolimit));
     }
+
+    function delete()
+    {
+        $this->_deleteNotices();
+        $this->_deleteSubscriptions();
+        $this->_deleteMessages();
+        $this->_deleteTags();
+        $this->_deleteBlocks();
+
+        $related = array('Avatar',
+                         'Reply',
+                         'Group_member',
+                         );
+
+        foreach ($related as $cls) {
+            $inst = new $cls();
+            $inst->profile_id = $this->id;
+            $inst->delete();
+        }
+
+        parent::delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteNotices()
+    {
+        $notice = new Notice();
+        $notice->profile_id = $this->id;
+
+        if ($notice->find()) {
+            while ($notice->fetch()) {
+                $other = clone($notice);
+                $other->delete();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function _deleteSubscriptions()
+    {
+        $sub = new Subscription();
+        $sub->subscriber = $this->id;
+        $sub->delete();
+
+        $subd = new Subscription();
+        $subd->subscribed = $this->id;
+        $subd->delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteMessages()
+    {
+        $msg = new Message();
+        $msg->from_profile = $this->id;
+        $msg->delete();
+
+        $msg = new Message();
+        $msg->to_profile = $this->id;
+        $msg->delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteTags()
+    {
+        $tag = new Profile_tag();
+        $tag->tagged = $this->id;
+        $tag->delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteBlocks()
+    {
+        $block = new Profile_block();
+        $block->blocked = $this->id;
+        $block->delete();
+
+        $block = new Group_block();
+        $block->blocked = $this->id;
+        $block->delete();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 3f7ed09bb7..48df0cdd77 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -740,4 +740,48 @@ class User extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
         return $result;
     }
+
+    function delete()
+    {
+        $profile = $this->getProfile();
+        $profile->delete();
+
+        $related = array('Fave',
+                         'User_openid',
+                         'Confirm_address',
+                         'Remember_me',
+                         'Foreign_link',
+                         'Invitation',
+                         );
+
+        if (common_config('inboxes', 'enabled')) {
+            $related[] = 'Notice_inbox';
+        }
+
+        foreach ($related as $cls) {
+            $inst = new $cls();
+            $inst->user_id = $this->id;
+            $inst->delete();
+        }
+
+        $this->_deleteTags();
+        $this->_deleteBlocks();
+
+        parent::delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteTags()
+    {
+        $tag = new Profile_tag();
+        $tag->tagger = $this->id;
+        $tag->delete();
+    }
+
+    function _deleteBlocks()
+    {
+        $block = new Profile_block();
+        $block->blocker = $this->id;
+        $block->delete();
+        // XXX delete group block? Reset blocker?
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index 71ceffe20d..1b2f737521 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -120,14 +120,16 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
     {
         // XXX: attributes (profile?)
         $this->elementStart('head');
-        $this->showTitle();
-        $this->showShortcutIcon();
-        $this->showStylesheets();
-        $this->showScripts();
-        $this->showOpenSearch();
-        $this->showFeeds();
-        $this->showDescription();
-        $this->extraHead();
+        if (Event::handle('StartShowHeadElements', array($this))) {
+            $this->showTitle();
+            $this->showShortcutIcon();
+            $this->showStylesheets();
+            $this->showOpenSearch();
+            $this->showFeeds();
+            $this->showDescription();
+            $this->extraHead();
+            Event::handle('EndShowHeadElements', array($this));
+        }
         $this->elementEnd('head');
     }
 
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
             Event::handle('EndShowFooter', array($this));
         }
         $this->elementEnd('div');
+        $this->showScripts();
         $this->elementEnd('body');
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/htmloutputter.php b/lib/htmloutputter.php
index c70f965376..ce83295fb3 100644
--- a/lib/htmloutputter.php
+++ b/lib/htmloutputter.php
@@ -427,16 +427,12 @@ class HTMLOutputter extends XMLOutputter
     function autofocus($id)
     {
         $this->elementStart('script', array('type' => 'text/javascript'));
-        $this->raw('
-        <!--
-        $(document).ready(function() {
-            var el = $("#' . $id . '");
-            if (el.length) {
-                el.focus();
-            }
-        });
-        -->
-        ');
+        $this->raw('/*<![CDATA[*/'.
+                   ' $(document).ready(function() {'.
+                   ' var el = $("#' . $id . '");'.
+                   ' if (el.length) { el.focus(); }'.
+                   ' });'.
+                   ' /*]]>*/');
         $this->elementEnd('script');
     }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/deleteuser.php b/scripts/deleteuser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52389123c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deleteuser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/*
+ * StatusNet - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/..'));
+
+$shortoptions = 'i::n::y';
+$longoptions = array('id::nickname::yes');
+
+$helptext = <<<END_OF_DELETEUSER_HELP
+deleteuser.php [options]
+deletes a user from the database
+
+  -i --id       ID of the user
+  -n --nickname nickname of the user
+  -y --yes      do not wait for confirmation
+
+END_OF_DELETEUSER_HELP;
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
+
+if (have_option('i', 'id')) {
+    $id = get_option_value('i', 'id');
+    $user = User::staticGet('id', $id);
+    if (empty($user)) {
+        print "Can't find user with ID $id\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
+} else if (have_option('n', 'nickname')) {
+    $nickname = get_option_value('n', 'nickname');
+    $user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+    if (empty($user)) {
+        print "Can't find user with nickname '$nickname'\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
+} else {
+    print "You must provide either an ID or a nickname.\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!have_option('y', 'yes')) {
+    print "About to PERMANENTLY delete user '{$user->nickname}' ({$user->id}). Are you sure? [y/N] ";
+    $response = fgets(STDIN);
+    if (strtolower(trim($response)) != 'y') {
+        print "Aborting.\n";
+        exit(0);
+    }
+}
+
+print "Deleting...";
+$user->delete();
+print "DONE.\n";