diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.dobj
index 7b15917ca..51ed386cd 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.dobj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BodyObject.dobj,v 1.6 2002/02/03 03:09:06 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BodyObject.dobj,v 1.7 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.data;
 
@@ -45,11 +45,4 @@ public class BodyObject extends ClientObject
         this.location = location;
         requestAttributeChange(LOCATION, new Integer(location));
     }
-
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", username=").append(username);
-        buf.append(", location=").append(location);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj
index 2cdf01a1a..6dd077bdf 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PlaceObject.dobj,v 1.6 2001/10/11 04:07:51 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PlaceObject.dobj,v 1.7 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.data;
 
@@ -70,11 +70,4 @@ public class PlaceObject extends DObject
     {
         requestElementUpdate(OCCUPANT_INFO, elem);
     }
-
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", occupants=").append(occupants);
-        buf.append(", occupantInfo=").append(occupantInfo);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/data/MiCasaBootstrapData.java b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/data/MiCasaBootstrapData.java
index 8223bd617..6a32f5ffb 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/data/MiCasaBootstrapData.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/data/MiCasaBootstrapData.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: MiCasaBootstrapData.java,v 1.2 2001/10/11 04:13:33 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: MiCasaBootstrapData.java,v 1.3 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.micasa.data;
 
@@ -13,11 +13,4 @@ public class MiCasaBootstrapData extends BootstrapData
 {
     /** The oid of the default lobby. */
     public int defLobbyOid;
-
-    // documentation inherited
-    public void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", defLobbyOid=").append(defLobbyOid);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
index 06cc49b22..0e59c0f90 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.5 2001/10/17 02:48:57 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.6 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -70,13 +70,4 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     {
         requestAttributeChange(PLAYERS, value);
     }
-
-    // documentation inherited
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", state=").append(state);
-        buf.append(", isRated=").append(isRated);
-        buf.append(", players=").append(StringUtil.toString(players));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/TurnGameObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/TurnGameObject.dobj
index a4860a50a..e800b5069 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/TurnGameObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/TurnGameObject.dobj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TurnGameObject.dobj,v 1.2 2001/10/17 02:49:37 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: TurnGameObject.dobj,v 1.3 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.turn;
 
@@ -24,11 +24,4 @@ public class TurnGameObject extends GameObject
     {
         requestAttributeChange(TURN_HOLDER, turnHolder);
     }
-
-    // documentation inherited
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", turnHolder=").append(turnHolder);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
index 270668f0c..7edb031b5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.35 2002/02/04 00:51:15 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.36 2002/02/04 01:47:19 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.dobj;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.ListUtil;
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.presents.Log;
 
 /**
@@ -444,22 +445,9 @@ public class DObject
     public String toString ()
     {
         StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
-        buf.append("[");
-        toString(buf);
-        buf.append("]");
-        return buf.toString();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * An extensible mechanism for generating a string representation of
-     * this object. Derived classes should override this method, calling
-     * super and then appending their own data to the supplied string
-     * buffer. The regular {@link #toString} function will call this
-     * derived function to generate its string.
-     */
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        buf.append("oid=").append(_oid);
+        buf.append("[oid=").append(_oid).append(", ");
+        StringUtil.fieldsToString(this);
+        return buf.append("]").toString();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/AuthResponseData.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/AuthResponseData.java
index 693279544..058ea3a4a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/AuthResponseData.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/AuthResponseData.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: AuthResponseData.java,v 1.9 2001/10/11 04:07:53 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: AuthResponseData.java,v 1.10 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.net;
 
@@ -21,11 +21,4 @@ public class AuthResponseData extends DObject
      * why the authentication failed.
      */
     public String code;
-
-    // documentation inherited
-    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", code=").append(code);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/BootstrapData.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/BootstrapData.java
index f84ca8fd2..eb3f2f260 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/BootstrapData.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/net/BootstrapData.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BootstrapData.java,v 1.3 2001/10/11 04:07:53 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BootstrapData.java,v 1.4 2002/02/04 01:47:20 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.net;
 
@@ -18,12 +18,4 @@ public class BootstrapData extends DObject
 
     /** The oid to which to send invocation requests. */
     public int invOid;
-
-    // documentation inherited
-    public void toString (StringBuffer buf)
-    {
-        super.toString(buf);
-        buf.append(", clientOid=").append(clientOid);
-        buf.append(", invOid=").append(invOid);
-    }
 }