diff --git a/ruamoko/include/AutoreleasePool.h b/ruamoko/include/AutoreleasePool.h
index 1cc6bc24f..55280c8a3 100644
--- a/ruamoko/include/AutoreleasePool.h
+++ b/ruamoko/include/AutoreleasePool.h
@@ -5,14 +5,54 @@
 
 @class Array;
 
+/**
+	The AutoreleasePool class is an assistant class for reference-counted 
+	object management.
+
+	The Ruamoko standard library implements object management using a 
+	reference counting scheme, and sometimes it is useful to create objects 
+	that have a limited lifespan. For these objects, it is often useful to not
+	have to explicitly free them -- thus the “autorelease” system.
+
+	Autorelease is best described as a “delayed release”, to 
+	complement the Object::retain and Object::release methods. It is used 
+	when an object is being created on behalf of another object, where the 
+	client is not necessarily expected to assume ownership over the object 
+	created.
+*/
 @interface AutoreleasePool: Object
 {
-	Array		array;
+	Array		array;				///< a list of objects awaiting release
 }
 
+/**
+	Adds \a anObject to the currently-active (most recently created) 
+	autorelease pool.
+
+	\note You should generally not use this method. Instead, send #autorelease 
+	to the object you want to add to the pool.
+*/
 + (void) addObject: (id)anObject;
+
+/**
+	Adds \a anObject to the receiver.
+	
+	\note You should generally not use this method (there isn't much reason to 
+	add an object to a \a specific autorelease pool). Instead, send
+	#autorelease to the object you want to add to a pool.
+*/
 - (void) addObject: (id)anObject;
 
+/**
+	Generates an error. Never send this message to an instance of this class.
+*/
+- (void) release;
+
+/**
+	Generates an error. Never send this message to an instance of this class.
+*/
+- (id) autorelease;
+
 @end
 
 @extern void ARP_FreeAllPools (void);