def METHOD_NAME(self):
    self.offering = CourseOffering.objects.get(slug=TEST_COURSE_SLUG)
    self.offering.set_discussion(True)
    self.offering.save()
    members = Member.objects.filter(offering=self.offering).exclude(role='DROP').exclude(role='TA').exclude(person__userid__isnull=True)
    members = list(members)
    # create a bunch of discussion
    for i in range(25):
        t = DiscussionTopic(offering=self.offering, title='Topic '+str(i), content='Content '+str(i),
                            author=random.choice(members))
        t.save()
        m = DiscussionMessage(topic=t, content='**Content** A'+str(i), author=random.choice(members))
        m.save()
        m = DiscussionMessage(topic=t, content='//Content// B'+str(i), author=random.choice(members))
        m.save()
    self.topic = t
    self.message = m