diff --git a/bin/nostr_console.dart b/bin/nostr_console.dart
index 28fa2bc..6d66dd9 100644
--- a/bin/nostr_console.dart
+++ b/bin/nostr_console.dart
@@ -126,14 +126,22 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
       }
 
       if( argResults[requestArg] != null) {
-        stdout.write("Got argument request ${argResults[requestArg]}");
+        //stdout.write("Got argument request: ${argResults[requestArg]}");
+        stdout.write('Sending request and waiting for events...');
+
         sendRequest(defaultServerUrl, argResults[requestArg]);
         Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 6000), () {
             List<Event> receivedEvents = getRecievedEvents();
+            stdout.write("received ${receivedEvents.length - numFileEvents} events from $defaultServerUrl\n");
+
             // remove bots
             receivedEvents.removeWhere((e) => gBots.contains(e.eventData.pubkey));
+            
+            // create tree
             Tree node = getTree(getRecievedEvents());
-            clearEvents();
+            clearEvents(); // cause we have consumed them above
+            
+            // call main menu
             mainMenuUi(node, []);
         });
         return;
diff --git a/lib/event_ds.dart b/lib/event_ds.dart
index 7c0eaeb..3417b07 100644
--- a/lib/event_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/event_ds.dart
@@ -71,23 +71,28 @@ bool isNumeric(String s) {
  return double.tryParse(s) != null;
 }
 
+bool isWhitespace(String s) {
+  if( s.length != 1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return s[0] == ' ' || s[0] == '\n' || s[0] == '\r' || s[0] == '\t';
+}
+
 extension StringX on String {
   isLatinAlphabet({caseSensitive = false}) {
     if( length < 6) { // since smaller words can be smileys can should not be translated
       return true;
     }
-
     int countLatinletters = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
       final target = caseSensitive ? this[i] : this[i].toLowerCase();
-      if ( (target.codeUnitAt(0) > 96 && target.codeUnitAt(0) < 123)  || ( isNumeric(target) )) {
+      if ( (target.codeUnitAt(0) > 96 && target.codeUnitAt(0) < 123)  || ( isNumeric(target) ) || isWhitespace(target)) {
         countLatinletters++; 
       }
-
     }
-
-    if( gDebug > 0) print("in isLatinAlphabet: latin letters: $countLatinletters and total = $length ");
+    
     if( countLatinletters < ( 40.0/100 ) * length ) {
+      if( gDebug > 0) print("in isLatinAlphabet: latin letters: $countLatinletters and total = $length ");
       return false;
     } else {
       return true;
diff --git a/lib/relays.dart b/lib/relays.dart
index cf08984..e6b2620 100644
--- a/lib/relays.dart
+++ b/lib/relays.dart
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class Relays {
       return;
     }
 
+    if( gDebug > 0) print ("\nIn relay.sendRequest for relay $relay and $request = $request");
+
     IOWebSocketChannel?  fws;
     if(relays.containsKey(relay)) {
       fws = relays[relay];