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998  */
999 function wp_delete_comment($comment_id, $force_delete = false) {
1000      global $wpdb;
1001      if (!$comment = get_comment($comment_id))
1002           return false;
1003
1004      if ( !$force_delete && EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS && !in_array( wp_get_comment_status($comment_id), array( 'trash', 'spam' ) ) )
1005           return wp_trash_comment($comment_id);
1006
1007      do_action('delete_comment', $comment_id);
1008
1009      // Move children up a level.
1010      $children = $wpdb->get_col( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT comment_ID FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_parent = %d", $comment_id) );
1011      if ( !empty($children) ) {
1012           $wpdb->update($wpdb->comments, array('comment_parent' => $comment->comment_parent), array('comment_parent' => $comment_id));
1013           clean_comment_cache($children);
1014      }
1015
1016      // Delete metadata