diff --git a/actions/all.php b/actions/all.php
index 9a16326704..d457378dd7 100644
--- a/actions/all.php
+++ b/actions/all.php
@@ -23,31 +23,13 @@ require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/personalgroupnav.php';
 require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/noticelist.php';
 require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/feedlist.php';
 
-class AllAction extends Action
+class AllAction extends ProfileAction
 {
-    var $user = null;
-    var $page = null;
-
     function isReadOnly()
     {
         return true;
     }
 
-    function prepare($args)
-    {
-        parent::prepare($args);
-        $nickname = common_canonical_nickname($this->arg('nickname'));
-        $this->user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
-        $this->page = $this->trimmed('page');
-        if (!$this->page) {
-            $this->page = 1;
-        }
-
-        common_set_returnto($this->selfUrl());
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
     function handle($args)
     {
         parent::handle($args);
diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index f5886f3d33..3c6c060702 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -54,12 +54,8 @@ require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/feedlist.php';
  * @link     http://laconi.ca/
  */
 
-class ShowstreamAction extends Action
+class ShowstreamAction extends ProfileAction
 {
-    var $user = null;
-    var $page = null;
-    var $profile = null;
-
     function isReadOnly()
     {
         return true;
@@ -82,45 +78,6 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends Action
         }
     }
 
-    function prepare($args)
-    {
-        parent::prepare($args);
-
-        $nickname_arg = $this->arg('nickname');
-        $nickname = common_canonical_nickname($nickname_arg);
-
-        // Permanent redirect on non-canonical nickname
-
-        if ($nickname_arg != $nickname) {
-            $args = array('nickname' => $nickname);
-            if ($this->arg('page') && $this->arg('page') != 1) {
-                $args['page'] = $this->arg['page'];
-            }
-            common_redirect(common_local_url('showstream', $args), 301);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $this->user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
-
-        if (!$this->user) {
-            $this->clientError(_('No such user.'), 404);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $this->profile = $this->user->getProfile();
-
-        if (!$this->profile) {
-            $this->serverError(_('User has no profile.'));
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $this->page = ($this->arg('page')) ? ($this->arg('page')+0) : 1;
-
-        common_set_returnto($this->selfUrl());
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
     function handle($args)
     {
 
@@ -383,156 +340,6 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends Action
                           'showstream', array('nickname' => $this->user->nickname));
     }
 
-    function showSections()
-    {
-        $this->showSubscriptions();
-        $this->showSubscribers();
-        $this->showGroups();
-        $this->showStatistics();
-        $cloud = new PersonalTagCloudSection($this, $this->user);
-        $cloud->show();
-    }
-
-    function showSubscriptions()
-    {
-        $profile = $this->user->getSubscriptions(0, PROFILES_PER_MINILIST + 1);
-
-        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_subscriptions',
-                                         'class' => 'section'));
-
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscriptions'));
-
-        if ($profile) {
-            $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this->user, $this);
-            $cnt = $pml->show();
-            if ($cnt == 0) {
-                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($cnt > PROFILES_PER_MINILIST) {
-            $this->elementStart('p');
-            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscriptions',
-                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
-                                      'class' => 'more'),
-                           _('All subscriptions'));
-            $this->elementEnd('p');
-        }
-
-        $this->elementEnd('div');
-    }
-
-    function showSubscribers()
-    {
-        $profile = $this->user->getSubscribers(0, PROFILES_PER_MINILIST + 1);
-
-        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_subscribers',
-                                         'class' => 'section'));
-
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscribers'));
-
-        if ($profile) {
-            $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this->user, $this);
-            $cnt = $pml->show();
-            if ($cnt == 0) {
-                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($cnt > PROFILES_PER_MINILIST) {
-            $this->elementStart('p');
-            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscribers',
-                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
-                                      'class' => 'more'),
-                           _('All subscribers'));
-            $this->elementEnd('p');
-        }
-
-        $this->elementEnd('div');
-    }
-
-    function showStatistics()
-    {
-        // XXX: WORM cache this
-        $subs = new Subscription();
-        $subs->subscriber = $this->profile->id;
-        $subs_count = (int) $subs->count() - 1;
-
-        $subbed = new Subscription();
-        $subbed->subscribed = $this->profile->id;
-        $subbed_count = (int) $subbed->count() - 1;
-
-        $notices = new Notice();
-        $notices->profile_id = $this->profile->id;
-        $notice_count = (int) $notices->count();
-
-        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_statistics',
-                                         'class' => 'section'));
-
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Statistics'));
-
-        // Other stats...?
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_member-since');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Member since'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, date('j M Y',
-                                        strtotime($this->profile->created)));
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
-
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscriptions');
-        $this->elementStart('dt');
-        $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscriptions',
-                                                             array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
-                       _('Subscriptions'));
-        $this->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->element('dd', null, (is_int($subs_count)) ? $subs_count : '0');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
-
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscribers');
-        $this->elementStart('dt');
-        $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscribers',
-                                                             array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
-                       _('Subscribers'));
-        $this->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->element('dd', 'subscribers', (is_int($subbed_count)) ? $subbed_count : '0');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
-
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_notices');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Notices'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, (is_int($notice_count)) ? $notice_count : '0');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
-
-        $this->elementEnd('div');
-    }
-
-    function showGroups()
-    {
-        $groups = $this->user->getGroups(0, GROUPS_PER_MINILIST + 1);
-
-        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_groups',
-                                         'class' => 'section'));
-
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Groups'));
-
-        if ($groups) {
-            $gml = new GroupMiniList($groups, $this->user, $this);
-            $cnt = $gml->show();
-            if ($cnt == 0) {
-                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($cnt > GROUPS_PER_MINILIST) {
-            $this->elementStart('p');
-            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('usergroups',
-                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
-                                      'class' => 'more'),
-                           _('All groups'));
-            $this->elementEnd('p');
-        }
-
-        $this->elementEnd('div');
-    }
-
     function showAnonymousMessage()
     {
         if (!(common_config('site','closed') || common_config('site','inviteonly'))) {
@@ -550,6 +357,12 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends Action
         $this->elementEnd('div');
     }
 
+    function showSections()
+    {
+        parent::showSections();
+        $cloud = new PersonalTagCloudSection($this, $this->user);
+        $cloud->show();
+    }
 }
 
 // We don't show the author for a profile, since we already know who it is!
diff --git a/lib/profileaction.php b/lib/profileaction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c81924e316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/profileaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Laconica, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Common parent of Personal and Profile actions
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: 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/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Personal
+ * @package   Laconica
+ * @author    Evan Prodromou <evan@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @author    Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @copyright 2008-2009 Control Yourself, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://laconi.ca/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/profileminilist.php';
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/groupminilist.php';
+
+/**
+ * Profile action common superclass
+ *
+ * Abstracts out common code from profile and personal tabs
+ *
+ * @category Personal
+ * @package  Laconica
+ * @author   Evan Prodromou <evan@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link     http://laconi.ca/
+ */
+
+class ProfileAction extends Action
+{
+    var $user = null;
+    var $page = null;
+    var $profile = null;
+
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+
+        $nickname_arg = $this->arg('nickname');
+        $nickname = common_canonical_nickname($nickname_arg);
+
+        // Permanent redirect on non-canonical nickname
+
+        if ($nickname_arg != $nickname) {
+            $args = array('nickname' => $nickname);
+            if ($this->arg('page') && $this->arg('page') != 1) {
+                $args['page'] = $this->arg['page'];
+            }
+            common_redirect(common_local_url($this->trimmed('action'), $args), 301);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $this->user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+
+        if (!$this->user) {
+            $this->clientError(_('No such user.'), 404);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $this->profile = $this->user->getProfile();
+
+        if (!$this->profile) {
+            $this->serverError(_('User has no profile.'));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $this->page = ($this->arg('page')) ? ($this->arg('page')+0) : 1;
+
+        common_set_returnto($this->selfUrl());
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function showSections()
+    {
+        $this->showSubscriptions();
+        $this->showSubscribers();
+        $this->showGroups();
+        $this->showStatistics();
+    }
+
+    function showSubscriptions()
+    {
+        $profile = $this->user->getSubscriptions(0, PROFILES_PER_MINILIST + 1);
+
+        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_subscriptions',
+                                         'class' => 'section'));
+
+        $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscriptions'));
+
+        if ($profile) {
+            $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this->user, $this);
+            $cnt = $pml->show();
+            if ($cnt == 0) {
+                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($cnt > PROFILES_PER_MINILIST) {
+            $this->elementStart('p');
+            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscriptions',
+                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
+                                      'class' => 'more'),
+                           _('All subscriptions'));
+            $this->elementEnd('p');
+        }
+
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+    }
+
+    function showSubscribers()
+    {
+        $profile = $this->user->getSubscribers(0, PROFILES_PER_MINILIST + 1);
+
+        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_subscribers',
+                                         'class' => 'section'));
+
+        $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscribers'));
+
+        if ($profile) {
+            $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this->user, $this);
+            $cnt = $pml->show();
+            if ($cnt == 0) {
+                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($cnt > PROFILES_PER_MINILIST) {
+            $this->elementStart('p');
+            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscribers',
+                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
+                                      'class' => 'more'),
+                           _('All subscribers'));
+            $this->elementEnd('p');
+        }
+
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+    }
+
+    function showStatistics()
+    {
+        // XXX: WORM cache this
+        $subs = new Subscription();
+        $subs->subscriber = $this->profile->id;
+        $subs_count = (int) $subs->count() - 1;
+
+        $subbed = new Subscription();
+        $subbed->subscribed = $this->profile->id;
+        $subbed_count = (int) $subbed->count() - 1;
+
+        $notices = new Notice();
+        $notices->profile_id = $this->profile->id;
+        $notice_count = (int) $notices->count();
+
+        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_statistics',
+                                         'class' => 'section'));
+
+        $this->element('h2', null, _('Statistics'));
+
+        // Other stats...?
+        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_member-since');
+        $this->element('dt', null, _('Member since'));
+        $this->element('dd', null, date('j M Y',
+                                        strtotime($this->profile->created)));
+        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+
+        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscriptions');
+        $this->elementStart('dt');
+        $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscriptions',
+                                                             array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
+                       _('Subscriptions'));
+        $this->elementEnd('dt');
+        $this->element('dd', null, (is_int($subs_count)) ? $subs_count : '0');
+        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+
+        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscribers');
+        $this->elementStart('dt');
+        $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscribers',
+                                                             array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
+                       _('Subscribers'));
+        $this->elementEnd('dt');
+        $this->element('dd', 'subscribers', (is_int($subbed_count)) ? $subbed_count : '0');
+        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+
+        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_notices');
+        $this->element('dt', null, _('Notices'));
+        $this->element('dd', null, (is_int($notice_count)) ? $notice_count : '0');
+        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+    }
+
+    function showGroups()
+    {
+        $groups = $this->user->getGroups(0, GROUPS_PER_MINILIST + 1);
+
+        $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_groups',
+                                         'class' => 'section'));
+
+        $this->element('h2', null, _('Groups'));
+
+        if ($groups) {
+            $gml = new GroupMiniList($groups, $this->user, $this);
+            $cnt = $gml->show();
+            if ($cnt == 0) {
+                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($cnt > GROUPS_PER_MINILIST) {
+            $this->elementStart('p');
+            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('usergroups',
+                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
+                                      'class' => 'more'),
+                           _('All groups'));
+            $this->elementEnd('p');
+        }
+
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+    }
+}
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