```ruby
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_authentic

  has_and_belongs_to_many :stars
  has_and_belongs_to_many :teams

  named_scope :active,   :conditions => {:active => "1"}
  named_scope :inactive, :conditions => {:active => "0"}

  def can_second?(star)
    return false if [star.from, star.to].flatten.include?(self)
    return false if seconded?(star)
    return true
  end

  def most_recent_star
    stars.recent.first
  end

  def others
    User.active.all - [self]
  end

  def second(star)
    Second.create(:star => star, :user => self) if can_second?(star)
  end

  def seconded?(star)
    star.seconded_by?(self)
  end
end
```

Change active scopes to standard true/false values
user
```ruby
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_authentic

  has_and_belongs_to_many :stars
  has_and_belongs_to_many :teams

  named_scope :active,   :conditions => {:active => true}
  named_scope :inactive, :conditions => {:active => false}

  def can_second?(star)
    return false if [star.from, star.to].flatten.include?(self)
    return false if seconded?(star)
    return true
  end

  def most_recent_star
    stars.recent.first
  end

  def others
    User.active.all - [self]
  end

  def second(star)
    Second.create(:star => star, :user => self) if can_second?(star)
  end

  def seconded?(star)
    star.seconded_by?(self)
  end
end
```
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