diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 1aa8b44342..bbaccff520 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -21870,3 +21870,11 @@ David  27 Dec 2004
         setup_project.py
     sched/
         db_purge.C
+
+David  27 Dec 2004
+    - small fixes
+
+    html/inc/
+        uotd.inc
+    sched/
+        db_purge.C
diff --git a/html/inc/uotd.inc b/html/inc/uotd.inc
index 43ece2d9b2..f02d18a0b8 100644
--- a/html/inc/uotd.inc
+++ b/html/inc/uotd.inc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function get_current_uotd() {
 // Either way, generate the UOTD page
 //
 function build_uotd_page() {
+    echo date("F d Y", time())."\n";
     $current_uotd = get_current_uotd();
     if ($current_uotd) {
         $assigned = getdate($current_uotd->uotd_time);
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ function build_uotd_page() {
         if ($assigned['mday'] == $now['mday']) {
             $user = lookup_user_id($current_uotd->userid);
             generate_uotd_page($current_uotd, $user);
+            echo "Already have UOTD for today\n";
             exit();
         }
     }
@@ -65,12 +67,15 @@ function build_uotd_page() {
     }
 
     if ($result && mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
-        // If all verified profiles have been selected as UOTD, reshow the one that was shown least recently.
+        // If all verified profiles have been selected as UOTD,
+        // reshow the one that was shown least recently.
+        //
         $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM profile WHERE verification = 1 ORDER BY uotd_time ASC LIMIT 1");
     }
 
     if (!$result || mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
         // No valid users of the day - do something.
+        echo "No screened users found\n";
         exit();
     }
     $profile = mysql_fetch_object($result);
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ function build_uotd_page() {
         . PROJECT . " user of the day!
         Your profile will be featured on the " . PROJECT . " website for the next 24 hours."
     );
+    echo "Chose user $user->id as UOTD\n";
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/sched/db_purge.C b/sched/db_purge.C
index 9c46edeebc..a04669e446 100644
--- a/sched/db_purge.C
+++ b/sched/db_purge.C
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int max_number_workunits_to_purge=0;
 char *suffix[3]={"", ".gz", ".zip"};
 
 // default is no compression
-int compress=COMPRESSION_NONE;
+int compression_type=COMPRESSION_NONE;
 
 // set on command line if archive files should be closed and re-opened
 // after getting some max no of WU in the file
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ void open_archive(char* filename_prefix, FILE*& f){
 
     // append appropriate suffix for file type
     sprintf(path, "../archives/%s_%d.xml", filename_prefix, time_int);
-    strcat(path, suffix[compress]);
+    strcat(path, suffix[compression_type]);
 
     // and construct appropriate command if needed
-    if (compress==COMPRESSION_GZIP) {
+    if (compression_type==COMPRESSION_GZIP) {
         sprintf(command, "gzip - > %s", path);
     }
    
-    if (compress==COMPRESSION_ZIP) {
+    if (compression_type==COMPRESSION_ZIP) {
         sprintf(command, "zip %s -", path);
     }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void open_archive(char* filename_prefix, FILE*& f){
     // in the case with no compression, just open the file, else open
     // a pipe to the compression executable.
     //
-    if (compress==COMPRESSION_NONE) {   
+    if (compression_type==COMPRESSION_NONE) {   
         if (!(f = fopen( path,"w"))) {
             log_messages.printf(
                 SCHED_MSG_LOG::CRITICAL,"Can't open archive file %s %s\n",
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void close_archive(char *filename, FILE*& fp){
 
     // In case of errors, carry on anyway.  This is deliberate, not lazy
     //
-    if (compress==COMPRESSION_NONE) {
+    if (compression_type==COMPRESSION_NONE) {
         fclose(fp);
     } else {
         pclose(fp);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void close_archive(char *filename, FILE*& fp){
 
     // append appropriate file type
     sprintf(path, "../archives/%s_%d.xml", filename, time_int);
-    strcat(path, suffix[compress]);
+    strcat(path, suffix[compression_type]);
     
     log_messages.printf(SCHED_MSG_LOG::NORMAL,
         "Closed archive file %s containing records of %d workunits\n",
@@ -549,9 +549,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-max")) {
             max_number_workunits_to_purge= atoi(argv[++i]);
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-zip")) {
-            compress=COMPRESSION_ZIP;
+            compression_type=COMPRESSION_ZIP;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-gzip")) {
-            compress=COMPRESSION_GZIP;
+            compression_type=COMPRESSION_GZIP;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-max_wu_per_file")) {
             max_wu_per_file = atoi(argv[++i]);
         } else {