diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/UserIdentifier.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/UserIdentifier.java
index 087a8837..3ced410b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/UserIdentifier.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/UserIdentifier.java
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game.data;
 
-import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
 public interface UserIdentifier
 {
     /**
      * Returns the id of the specified user, or 0 if they're not valid.
      */
-    int getUserId (BodyObject bodyObj);
+    int getUserId (Name name);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
index 7eca126e..ec88dc1a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the persistent user id for the supplied body.
+     * Returns the persistent user id for the supplied player name.
      */
-    public int getPlayerPersistentId (BodyObject bobj)
+    public int getPlayerPersistentId (Name name)
     {
-        return (bobj == null) ? 0 : _userIder.getUserId(bobj);
+        return _userIder.getUserId(name);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
 
     /** Used to map users to persistent integer identifiers. */
     protected static UserIdentifier _userIder = new UserIdentifier() {
-        public int getUserId (BodyObject bodyObj) {
+        public int getUserId (Name name) {
             return 0; // by default no one has persistent info
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/rating/server/RatingDelegate.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/rating/server/RatingDelegate.java
index e6c441d7..f0639816 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/rating/server/RatingDelegate.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/rating/server/RatingDelegate.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public abstract class RatingDelegate extends GameManagerDelegate
             BodyObject bobj = (BodyObject)_omgr.getObject(_gobj.occupants.get(ii));
             int pidx = _gmgr.getPlayerIndex(bobj.getVisibleName());
             if (pidx != -1) {
-                _playerIds[pidx] = _gmgr.getPlayerPersistentId(bobj);
+                _playerIds[pidx] = _gmgr.getPlayerPersistentId(bobj.getVisibleName());
             }
             Rating rating = maybeCreateRating(bobj);
             if (rating != null) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public abstract class RatingDelegate extends GameManagerDelegate
     protected Rating maybeCreateRating (BodyObject bobj)
     {
         // if this occupant is not a player (or not ratable), skip 'em
-        int playerId = _gmgr.getPlayerPersistentId(bobj);
+        int playerId = _gmgr.getPlayerPersistentId(bobj.getVisibleName());
         if (playerId == 0) {
             return null;
         }