diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.dobj
index 2572b65c7..8bb7a59ed 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 1.3 2001/08/02 05:10:30 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PlaceObject.dobj,v 1.4 2001/08/02 06:01:13 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.party.data;
 
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ public class PlaceObject extends DObject
     {
         requestOidRemove(OCCUPANTS, oid);
     }
+
+    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+        super.toString(buf);
+        buf.append(", occupants=").append(occupants);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
index adc54c83f..5d16f1143 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 1.16 2001/08/02 04:49:08 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.17 2001/08/02 06:01:12 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
 
@@ -255,7 +255,16 @@ public class DObject
 
     public String toString ()
     {
-        return "[oid=" + _oid + "]";
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+        buf.append("[");
+        toString(buf);
+        buf.append("]");
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+        buf.append("oid=").append(_oid);
     }
 
     /**