Outlining managers. I know some of these managers sub-modules only have one file in them, but let's keep the convention for consistency.

apps/config/managers/commandalias.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Custom manager for CommandAlias objects.
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+class CommandAliasManager(models.Manager):
+    pass
+

apps/config/managers/configvalue.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Custom manager for ConfigValue objects.
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+class ConfigValueManager(models.Manager):
+    pass
+

apps/config/managers/connectscreen.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""
+Custom manager for ConnectScreen objects.
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+class ConnectScreenManager(models.Manager):
+    def get_random_connect_screen(self):
+        """
+        Returns a random active connect screen.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self.filter(is_active=True).order_by('?')[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            new_screen = ConnectScreen(name='Default', 
+                connect_screen_text='This is a placeholder connect screen. Remind your admin to edit it through the Admin interface.')
+            new_screen.save()
+            return new_screen

apps/config/models.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
+from apps.config.managers.commandalias import CommandAliasManager
+from apps.config.managers.configvalue import ConfigValueManager
+from apps.config.managers.connectscreen import ConnectScreenManager
 
 class CommandAlias(models.Model):
     """
@@ -8,6 +11,8 @@ class CommandAlias(models.Model):
     user_input = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     equiv_command = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     
+    objects = CommandAliasManager()
+    
     class Admin:
         list_display = ('user_input', 'equiv_command',)
         
@@ -22,22 +27,11 @@ class ConfigValue(models.Model):
     conf_key = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     conf_value = models.TextField()
     
+    objects = ConfigValueManager()
+    
     class Admin:
         list_display = ('conf_key', 'conf_value',)
         
-class ConnectScreenManager(models.Manager):
-    def get_random_connect_screen(self):
-        """
-        Returns a random active connect screen.
-        """
-        try:
-            return self.filter(is_active=True).order_by('?')[0]
-        except IndexError:
-            new_screen = ConnectScreen(name='Default', 
-                connect_screen_text='This is a placeholder connect screen. Remind your admin to edit it through the Admin interface.')
-            new_screen.save()
-            return new_screen
-        
 class ConnectScreen(models.Model):
     """
     Stores connect screens. The admins may have only one or multiple, which
@@ -47,7 +41,6 @@ class ConnectScreen(models.Model):
     connect_screen_text = models.TextField(help_text="The text for the connect screen. Color codes and substitutions are evaluated.")
     is_active = models.BooleanField(default=1, help_text="Only active connect screens are placed in the rotation")
     
-    # Custom manager
     objects = ConnectScreenManager()
     
     class Admin:

apps/helpsys/managers/helpentry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Custom manager for HelpEntry objects.
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+class HelpEntryManager(models.Manager):
+    pass
+

apps/helpsys/models.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from django.db import models
 import ansi
+from django.db import models
+from apps.helpsys.managers.helpentry import HelpEntryManager
 
 class HelpEntry(models.Model):
     """
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ class HelpEntry(models.Model):
     topicname = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     entrytext = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     staff_only = models.BooleanField(default=0)
+    
+    objects = HelpEntryManager()
 
     class Admin:
         list_display = ('id', 'topicname', 'staff_only')

apps/objects/managers/commchannel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Custom manager for CommChannel objects.
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+class CommChannelManager(models.Manager):
+    pass
+

apps/objects/models.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import scripthandler
 import defines_global
 import gameconf
 import ansi
+from apps.objects.managers.commchannel import CommChannelManager
+from apps.objects.managers.object import ObjectManager
 
 class Attribute(models.Model):
     """
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ class Object(models.Model):
     nosave_flags = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     date_created = models.DateField(editable=False, auto_now_add=True)
     scriptlink = None
+    
+    objects = ObjectManager()
 
     def __cmp__(self, other):
         """
@@ -809,6 +813,8 @@ class CommChannel(models.Model):
     owner = models.ForeignKey(Object, related_name="chan_owner")
     description = models.CharField(max_length=80)
     req_grp = models.ManyToManyField(Group, blank=True, null=True)
+    
+    objects = CommChannelManager()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "%s" % (self.name,)
@@ -870,6 +876,8 @@ class CommChannelMessage(models.Model):
     channel = models.ForeignKey(CommChannel, related_name="msg_channel")
     message = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     date_sent = models.DateTimeField(editable=False, auto_now_add=True)
+    
+    objects = CommChannelManager()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "%s: %s" % (self.sender.name, self.message)