diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index 2aaaacd0a1..d3352e77d8 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -1,6 +1,45 @@
 <?php
 
 function handle_showstream() {
-	$profile_name = $_REQUEST['profile'];
+	
+	$user_name = $_REQUEST['profile'];
+	$profile = Profile::staticGet('nickname', $user_name);
+	
+	if (!$profile) {
+		showstream_no_such_user();
+	} 
+	
+	$user = User::staticGet($profile->id);
+
+	if (!$user) {
+		// remote profile
+		showstream_no_such_user();
+	}
+
+	if ($profile->id == current_user()->id) {
+		showstream_notice_form();
+	}
+	
+	showstream_show_profile($profile);
+
+	$notice = DB_DataObject::factory('notice');
+	$notice->profile_id = $profile->id;
+	$notice->limit(1, 10);
+	
+	$notice->find();
+	
+	while ($notice->fetch()) {
+		showstream_show_notice($notice);
+	}
 }
 
+function showstream_no_such_user() {
+	common_user_error('No such user');
+}
+
+function showstream_notice_form() {
+	// print notice form
+}
+
+function showstream_show_profile($profile) {
+}
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