--- system_original.module	2007-01-29 16:51:54.000000000 -0500
+++ system.module	2007-04-02 09:46:05.140625000 -0400
@@ -857,6 +857,14 @@ function system_date_time_settings() {
 
 function system_site_maintenance_settings() {
 
+  $form['turn_off_welcome']  = array( // turn off welcome hack
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#title' => t('Welcome to drupal'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('turn_off_welcome', 0),
+    '#options' => array(0 => t('Show message'), 1 => t('Disable message')),
+    '#description' => t("Stop display of Welcome to Your Drupal Website message, even when no nodes are promoted to front page.")
+  );
+
   $form['site_offline'] = array(
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#title' => t('Site status'),