diff --git a/lib/implugin.php b/lib/implugin.php
index 2da4fa961a..87ca037160 100644
--- a/lib/implugin.php
+++ b/lib/implugin.php
@@ -563,14 +563,12 @@ abstract class ImPlugin extends Plugin
         return true;
     }
 
-    function onEndShowHeadElements($action)
+    function onEndShowHeadElements(Action $action)
     {
-        $aname = $action->trimmed('action');
-
-        if ($aname == 'shownotice') {
+        if ($action instanceof ShownoticeAction) {
 
             $user_im_prefs = new User_im_prefs();
-            $user_im_prefs->user_id = $action->profile->id;
+            $user_im_prefs->user_id = $action->notice->getProfile()->getID();
             $user_im_prefs->transport = $this->transport;
 
             if ($user_im_prefs->find() && $user_im_prefs->fetch() && $user_im_prefs->microid && $action->notice->uri) {
@@ -580,13 +578,13 @@ abstract class ImPlugin extends Plugin
                                              'content' => $id->toString()));
             }
 
-        } else if ($aname == 'showstream') {
+        } elseif ($action instanceof ShowstreamAction) {
 
             $user_im_prefs = new User_im_prefs();
-            $user_im_prefs->user_id = $action->user->id;
+            $user_im_prefs->user_id = $action->getTarget()->getID();
             $user_im_prefs->transport = $this->transport;
 
-            if ($user_im_prefs->find() && $user_im_prefs->fetch() && $user_im_prefs->microid && $action->profile->profileurl) {
+            if ($user_im_prefs->find() && $user_im_prefs->fetch() && $user_im_prefs->microid && $action->getTarget()->getUrl()) {
                 $id = new Microid($this->microiduri($user_im_prefs->screenname),
                                   $action->selfUrl());
                 $action->element('meta', array('name' => 'microid',
diff --git a/lib/profileaction.php b/lib/profileaction.php
index d08446afae..5a5d526e42 100644
--- a/lib/profileaction.php
+++ b/lib/profileaction.php
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ abstract class ProfileAction extends ManagedAction
 
     public function getTarget()
     {
+        if (!$this->target instanceof Profile) {
+            throw new ServerException('No target profile in ProfileAction class');
+        }
         return $this->target;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/profilelistitem.php b/lib/profilelistitem.php
index e0b94ac76a..e21ff04ebe 100644
--- a/lib/profilelistitem.php
+++ b/lib/profilelistitem.php
@@ -32,18 +32,25 @@ if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL')) { exit(1); }
 class ProfileListItem extends Widget
 {
     /** Current profile. */
+    protected $target = null;
     var $profile = null;
     /** Action object using us. */
     var $action = null;
 
-    function __construct($profile, $action)
+    function __construct(Profile $target, HTMLOutputter $action)
     {
         parent::__construct($action);
 
-        $this->profile = $profile;
+        $this->target = $target;
+        $this->profile = $this->target;
         $this->action  = $action;
     }
 
+    function getTarget()
+    {
+        return $this->target;
+    }
+
     function show()
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfileListItem', array($this))) {
diff --git a/plugins/GeoURL/GeoURLPlugin.php b/plugins/GeoURL/GeoURLPlugin.php
index caad8fde11..a8e2546c4f 100644
--- a/plugins/GeoURL/GeoURLPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/GeoURL/GeoURLPlugin.php
@@ -57,25 +57,27 @@ class GeoURLPlugin extends Plugin
      *
      * @return boolean event handler flag
      */
-    function onEndShowHeadElements($action)
+    function onEndShowHeadElements(Action $action)
     {
         $name = $action->trimmed('action');
 
         $location = null;
 
-        if ($name == 'showstream') {
-            $profile = $action->profile;
-            if (!empty($profile) && !empty($profile->lat) && !empty($profile->lon)) {
+        if ($action instanceof ShowstreamAction) {
+            $profile = $action->getTarget();
+            if (!empty($profile->lat) && !empty($profile->lon)) {
                 $location = $profile->lat . ', ' . $profile->lon;
             }
-        } else if ($name == 'shownotice') {
-            $notice = $action->profile;
-            if (!empty($notice) && !empty($notice->lat) && !empty($notice->lon)) {
+        } elseif ($action instanceof ShownoticeAction) {
+            // FIXME: getNotice in ShownoticeAction will do a new lookup, we should fix those classes
+            // so they can reliably just get a pre-stored notice object which was fetched in Shownotice prepare()...
+            $notice = $action->notice;
+            if ($notice instanceof Notice && !empty($notice->lat) && !empty($notice->lon)) {
                 $location = $notice->lat . ', ' . $notice->lon;
             }
         }
 
-        if (!empty($location)) {
+        if (!is_null($location)) {
             $action->element('meta', array('name' => 'ICBM',
                                            'content' => $location));
             $action->element('meta', array('name' => 'DC.title',
diff --git a/plugins/ModLog/ModLogPlugin.php b/plugins/ModLog/ModLogPlugin.php
index 32c96be0e8..d1e01ca849 100644
--- a/plugins/ModLog/ModLogPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/ModLog/ModLogPlugin.php
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ class ModLogPlugin extends Plugin
 
         $modlog->profile_id = $profile->id;
 
-        $cur = common_current_user();
+        $scoped = Profile::current();
         
-        if (!empty($cur)) {
-            $modlog->moderator_id = $cur->id;
+        if ($scoped instanceof Profile) {
+            $modlog->moderator_id = $scoped->getID();
         }
 
         $modlog->role     = $role;
@@ -118,21 +118,22 @@ class ModLogPlugin extends Plugin
 
     function onEndShowSections(Action $action)
     {
-        if ($action->arg('action') != 'showstream') {
+        if (!$action instanceof ShowstreamAction) {
+            // early return for actions we're not interested in
             return true;
         }
 
-        $cur = common_current_user();
-
-        if (empty($cur) || !$cur->hasRight(self::VIEWMODLOG)) {
+        $scoped = $action->getScoped();
+        if (!$scoped instanceof Profile || !$scoped->hasRight(self::VIEWMODLOG)) {
+            // only continue if we are allowed to VIEWMODLOG
             return true;
         }
 
-        $profile = $action->profile;
+        $profile = $action->getTarget();
 
         $ml = new ModLog();
 
-        $ml->profile_id = $profile->id;
+        $ml->profile_id = $profile->getID();
         $ml->orderBy("created");
 
         $cnt = $ml->find();
@@ -152,13 +153,13 @@ class ModLogPlugin extends Plugin
                 $action->element('td', null, sprintf(($ml->is_grant) ? _('+%s') : _('-%s'), $ml->role));
                 $action->elementStart('td');
                 if ($ml->moderator_id) {
-                    $mod = Profile::getKV('id', $ml->moderator_id);
+                    $mod = Profile::getByID($ml->moderator_id);
                     if (empty($mod)) {
                         $action->text(_('[unknown]'));
                     } else {
-                        $action->element('a', array('href' => $mod->profileurl,
-                                                    'title' => $mod->fullname),
-                                         $mod->nickname);
+                        $action->element('a', array('href' => $mod->getUrl(),
+                                                    'title' => $mod->getFullname()),
+                                         $mod->getNickname());
                     }
                 } else {
                     $action->text(_('[unknown]'));
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
index 630031fdde..2fd60ad654 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
@@ -1063,12 +1063,16 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
 
     function showEntityRemoteSubscribe($action, $target='ostatussub')
     {
-        $user = common_current_user();
-        if ($user && ($user->id == $action->profile->id)) {
+        if (!$action->getScoped() instanceof Profile) {
+            // early return if we're not logged in
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ($action->getScoped()->sameAs($action->getTarget())) {
             $action->elementStart('div', 'entity_actions');
             $action->elementStart('p', array('id' => 'entity_remote_subscribe',
                                              'class' => 'entity_subscribe'));
-            $action->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url($target),
+            $action->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url($action->getTarget()),
                                         'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe'),
                                 // TRANS: Link text for link to remote subscribe.
                                 _m('Remote'));
@@ -1127,42 +1131,45 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
         return true;
     }
 
-    function onStartProfileListItemActionElements($item, $profile=null)
+    // FIXME: This one can accept both an Action and a Widget. Confusing! Refactor to (HTMLOutputter $out, Profile $target)!
+    function onStartProfileListItemActionElements($item)
     {
-        if (!common_logged_in()) {
-
-            $profileUser = User::getKV('id', $item->profile->id);
-
-            if (!empty($profileUser)) {
-
-                if ($item instanceof Action) {
-                    $output = $item;
-                    $profile = $item->profile;
-                } else {
-                    $output = $item->out;
-                }
-
-                // Add an OStatus subscribe
-                $output->elementStart('li', 'entity_subscribe');
-                $url = common_local_url('ostatusinit',
-                                        array('nickname' => $profileUser->nickname));
-                $output->element('a', array('href' => $url,
-                                            'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe'),
-                                  // TRANS: Link text for a user to subscribe to an OStatus user.
-                                 _m('Subscribe'));
-                $output->elementEnd('li');
-
-                $output->elementStart('li', 'entity_tag');
-                $url = common_local_url('ostatustag',
-                                        array('nickname' => $profileUser->nickname));
-                $output->element('a', array('href' => $url,
-                                            'class' => 'entity_remote_tag'),
-                                  // TRANS: Link text for a user to list an OStatus user.
-                                 _m('List'));
-                $output->elementEnd('li');
-            }
+        if (common_logged_in()) {
+            // only non-logged in users get to see the "remote subscribe" form
+            return true;
+        } elseif (!$item->getTarget()->isLocal()) {
+            // we can (for now) only provide remote subscribe forms for local users
+            return true;
         }
 
+        if ($item instanceof ProfileAction) {
+            $output = $item;
+        } elseif ($item instanceof Widget) {
+            $output = $item->out;
+        } else {
+            // Bad $item class, don't know how to use this for outputting!
+            throw new ServerException('Bad item type for onStartProfileListItemActionElements');
+        }
+
+        // Add an OStatus subscribe
+        $output->elementStart('li', 'entity_subscribe');
+        $url = common_local_url('ostatusinit',
+                                array('nickname' => $item->getTarget()->getNickname()));
+        $output->element('a', array('href' => $url,
+                                    'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe'),
+                          // TRANS: Link text for a user to subscribe to an OStatus user.
+                         _m('Subscribe'));
+        $output->elementEnd('li');
+
+        $output->elementStart('li', 'entity_tag');
+        $url = common_local_url('ostatustag',
+                                array('nickname' => $item->getTarget()->getNickname()));
+        $output->element('a', array('href' => $url,
+                                    'class' => 'entity_remote_tag'),
+                          // TRANS: Link text for a user to list an OStatus user.
+                         _m('List'));
+        $output->elementEnd('li');
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/OpenID/OpenIDPlugin.php b/plugins/OpenID/OpenIDPlugin.php
index 710a34410a..2e9ada9806 100644
--- a/plugins/OpenID/OpenIDPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OpenID/OpenIDPlugin.php
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ class OpenIDPlugin extends Plugin
             $action->element('link', array('rel' => 'openid2.provider',
                                            'href' => common_local_url('openidserver')));
             $action->element('link', array('rel' => 'openid2.local_id',
-                                           'href' => $action->profile->profileurl));
+                                           'href' => $action->getTarget()->getUrl()));
             $action->element('link', array('rel' => 'openid.server',
                                            'href' => common_local_url('openidserver')));
             $action->element('link', array('rel' => 'openid.delegate',
-                                           'href' => $action->profile->profileurl));
+                                           'href' => $action->getTarget()->getUrl()));
         }
 
         if ($action instanceof SitestreamAction) {
diff --git a/plugins/WebFinger/WebFingerPlugin.php b/plugins/WebFinger/WebFingerPlugin.php
index 91dc9b53f7..c2a9c69d0c 100644
--- a/plugins/WebFinger/WebFingerPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/WebFinger/WebFingerPlugin.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class WebFingerPlugin extends Plugin
     public function onStartShowHTML($action)
     {
         if ($action instanceof ShowstreamAction) {
-            $acct = 'acct:'. $action->profile->nickname .'@'. common_config('site', 'server');
+            $acct = 'acct:'. $action->getTarget()->getNickname() .'@'. common_config('site', 'server');
             $url = common_local_url('webfinger') . '?resource='.$acct;
 
             foreach (array(Discovery::JRD_MIMETYPE, Discovery::XRD_MIMETYPE) as $type) {