diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile.js
index 6d9e2c19e5..0094678951 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.prototype = {
     /**
     */
     draw:function() {
+
+    // HACK HACK - should we make it a standard to put this sort of warning
+    //             message in functions that are supposed to be overridden?
+    //
+    //        ol.Log.warn(this.getName() + ": draw() not implemented");
+
     },
 
     /** remove this tile from the ds