diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 489cd1264..749c0f3a9 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
            debug="on" optimize="{$build.optimize}" deprecation="on"
            source="1.5" target="1.5">
       <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked"/>
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint:-serial"/>
     </javac>
   </target>
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceController.java
index 21c4a737c..8391a1938 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceController.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public abstract class PlaceController extends Controller
      *
      * @deprecated Use {@link #createPlaceView(CrowdContext)}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected PlaceView createPlaceView ()
     {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceConfig.java
index 6bc97b6d1..705d204bc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceConfig.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public abstract class PlaceConfig extends SimpleStreamableObject
      *
      * @deprecated Override {@link #createController} directly.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public Class getControllerClass ()
     {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
index 108bdc870..490a56031 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class PlaceManager
      * @deprecated Use dynamically bound methods instead. See {@link
      * DynamicListener}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static interface MessageHandler
     {
         /**
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ public class PlaceManager
      * @deprecated Use dynamically bound methods instead. See {@link
      * DynamicListener}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void registerMessageHandler (String name, MessageHandler handler)
     {
         // create our handler map if necessary
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ public class PlaceManager
     /**
      * @deprecated Use {@link #createPlaceObject}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected Class<? extends PlaceObject> getPlaceObjectClass ()
     {
         return PlaceObject.class;
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet.java
index 6cc4a6af2..d518bf43f 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet.java
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ public class DSet<E extends DSet.Entry>
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link #toArray(Entry[])}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public Object[] toArray (Object[] array)
     {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") E[] casted = (E[])array;
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/util/RandomUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/util/RandomUtil.java
index 898027bb7..46cc5eb9d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/util/RandomUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/util/RandomUtil.java
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import java.util.Random;
  * 
  * @deprecated moved to {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class RandomUtil
 {
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static int getInt (int high)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.getInt(high);
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static int getInt (int high, int low)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.getInt(high, low);
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static float getFloat (float high)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.getFloat(high);
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static int getWeightedIndex (int[] weights)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.getWeightedIndex(weights);
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static int getWeightedIndex (float[] weights)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.getWeightedIndex(weights);
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (T[] values)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values);
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (T[] values, T skip)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values, skip);
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (Collection<T> values)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values);
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (List<T> values)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values);
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (List<T> values, T skip)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values, skip);
@@ -116,6 +127,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (List<T> values, T skip, Random r)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(values, skip, r);
@@ -124,6 +136,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (Iterator<T> iter, int count)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(iter, count);
@@ -132,6 +145,7 @@ public class RandomUtil
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T pickRandom (Iterator<T> iter, int count, T skip)
     {
 	return com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil.pickRandom(iter, count, skip);