def self.new_anonymous!
    @@sequential ||= User.count
    @@sequential += 1
    sequential_username = "anonymous#{@@sequential}"
    user = User.new( :username => sequential_username,
                     :password => '123456',
                     :password => '123456',
                     :email => "#{sequential_username}@scuttlehub.com",
                     :anonymous => true)
    # I'm not sure why its not setting the anonymous field in the #new method
    user.anonymous = true
    user.confirm!
    user
  end