/**
* Compatibility method to get the skin; MW 1.18 introduces a getSkin method in SpecialPage.
*
* @since 1.6
*
* @return Skin
*/
public function getSkin()
{
if (method_exists('SpecialPage', 'getSkin')) {
return parent::getSkin();
} else {
global $wgUser;
return $wgUser->getSkin();
}
}