diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4735aca..e6033e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+* API change: save_resource deprecated
+
+  So save_resource is now deprecated, just use resource.save
+  ActiveRecords can now be asked if they are saved?
+  
 * rspec compat:  Added new rake task to test that an RC controller passes the default rspec_scaffold
   controller specs.
 
diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 3912149..e35fa01 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ resources_controller works with rails 2.x and edge.
 
 * The SPECDOC lists the specifications
 * Coverage is 100% (C0), and the spec suite is quite comprehensive
+* Rspec's generated rspec_scaffold controller specs are tested against a simple rc controller (see rake spec:generate)
 
 RSpec is used for testing, so the tests are in <tt>spec/</tt> rather than
 <tt>test/</tt> Do rake --tasks for more details.
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4a65036..8fce7b6 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Rake::RDocTask.new(:doc) do |t|
   t.title    = "#{plugin_name}"
   t.template = ENV['RDOC_TEMPLATE']
   t.options  = ['--line-numbers', '--inline-source', '--all']
-  t.rdoc_files.include('README', 'SPECDOC', 'MIT-LICENSE', 'CHANGELOG')
+  t.rdoc_files.include('README.rdoc', 'SPECDOC', 'MIT-LICENSE', 'CHANGELOG')
   t.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
 end
 
diff --git a/SPECDOC b/SPECDOC
index 0c0bf97..2378792 100644
--- a/SPECDOC
+++ b/SPECDOC
@@ -256,6 +256,53 @@ Requesting /forums/3/posts/3/comments/1 using DELETE
 - should call destroy on the found comment
 - should redirect to the comments list
 
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET index
+- should expose all comments as @comments
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET index with mime type of xml
+- should render all comments as xml
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET show
+- should expose the requested comment as @comment
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET show with mime type of xml
+- should render the requested comment as xml
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET new
+- should expose a new comment as @comment
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to GET edit
+- should expose the requested comment as @comment
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to POST create with valid params
+- should create a comment
+- should expose the newly created comment as @comment
+- should be resource_saved?
+- should redirect to the created comment
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to POST create with invalid params
+- should not create a comment
+- should expose a newly created but unsaved comment as @comment
+- should not be resource_saved?
+- should re-render the 'new' template
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to PUT udpate with valid params
+- should update the requested comment
+- should not contain errors on comment
+- should be resource_saved?
+- should expose the requested comment as @comment
+- should redirect to the comment
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to PUT udpate with invalid params
+- should fail to update the requested comment
+- should not be resource_saved?
+- should expose the requested comment as @comment
+- should re-render the 'edit' template
+
+CommentsController without stubs responding to DELETE destroy
+- should delete the requested comment
+- should redirect to the comments list
+
 Routing shortcuts for ForumPosts (forums/2/posts/1) should map
 - resources_path to /forums/2/posts
 - resource_path to /forums/2/posts/1
@@ -575,6 +622,25 @@ Requesting /forums/2/owner using DELETE
 - should set the flash notice
 - should redirect to forums/2
 
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.new(<invalid attrs>)
+- should not be resource saved
+
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.new(<invalid attrs>).save
+- should not be resource saved
+
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.new(<invalid attrs>).save then update_attributes(<valid attrs>)
+- should be resource saved
+
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.find(<id>)
+- should be resource saved
+- .save should be saved
+
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.find(<id>) then update_attributes(<invalid attrs>)
+- should not be resource saved
+
+CommentsController#resource_saved Comment.find(<id>) then update_attributes(<new valid attrs>)
+- should be resource saved
+
 Routing shortcuts for Tags should map
 - resources_path to /tags
 - resource_path to /tags/2
@@ -768,6 +834,18 @@ UsersController handling PUT /users/dave
 UsersController handling DELETE /users/dave
 - should be unknown action
 
+(re: saved?) Comment.new(<invalid attrs>)
+- should not be validation attempted
+- should not be saved
+
+(re: saved?) Comment.new(<invalid attrs>).save
+- should be validation attempted
+- should not be saved
+
+(re: saved?) Comment.new(<invalid attrs>).save then update_attributes(<valid attrs>)
+- should be validation attempted
+- should be saved
+
 ActionView with resources_controller Helper
 - should forward #resource_name to controller
 - should forward #resources_name to controller
@@ -792,12 +870,6 @@ Helper#form_for_resource (when resource is existing record)
 Helper#remote_form_for_resource (when resource is existing record)
 - should call remote_form_for with update form options
 
-ResourcesController.load_enclosing_resources_filter_exists? when :find_filter defined
-- should call :find_filter with :load_enclosing_resources
-
-ResourcesController.load_enclosing_resources_filter_exists? when :find_filter not defined
-- should call :filter_chain
-
 #load_enclosing_resources for resources_controller_for :tags (when route_enclosing_names is [['users', false]])
 - should call load_wildcard once
 - should call Specification.new('user', :singleton => false, :as => nil)
@@ -839,6 +911,12 @@ ResourcesController.load_enclosing_resources_filter_exists? when :find_filter no
 - should call load_enclosing_resource_from_specification with user spec, then load_wildcard once with 'taggable'
 - should call Specification.new with ('comment', :singleton => false, :as => 'taggable')
 
+ResourcesController.load_enclosing_resources_filter_exists? when :find_filter defined
+- should call :find_filter with :load_enclosing_resources
+
+ResourcesController.load_enclosing_resources_filter_exists? when :find_filter not defined
+- should call :filter_chain
+
 ResourcesController (in general)
 - nested_in :foo, :polymorphic => true, :class => User should raise argument error (no options or block with polymorphic)
 - resources_controller_for :forums, :in => [:user, '*', '*', :comment] should raise argument error (no multiple wildcards in a row)
@@ -849,6 +927,9 @@ ResourcesController#enclosing_resource_name
 A controller's resource_service
 - may be explicitly set with #resource_service=
 
+deprecated methods
+- #save_resource should send resource.save
+
 #route_enclosing_names TagsController for named_route:
 - :tags should be []
 - :new_tag should be []
@@ -870,6 +951,6 @@ A controller's resource_service
 #route_enclosing_names Admin::Superduper::ForumsController for named_route:
 - :admin_superduper_forums should be []
 
-Finished in 5.097926 seconds
+Finished in 8.293483 seconds
 
-593 examples, 0 failures
+632 examples, 0 failures
diff --git a/garlic_example.rb b/garlic_example.rb
index 3d5bcb3..8d82a29 100644
--- a/garlic_example.rb
+++ b/garlic_example.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   target '2.0-stable', :branch => 'origin/2-0-stable'
   target '2.1-stable', :branch => 'origin/2-1-stable'
   target '2.0.3', :tag => 'v2.0.3'
-  target '2.1.0', :tag => 'v2.1.0'
+  target '2.1.1', :tag => 'v2.1.1'
 
   all_targets do
     prepare do
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
   
     run do
       cd "vendor/plugins/resources_controller" do
-        sh "rake spec:rcov:verify"
-        sh "rake spec:generate"
+        sh "rake spec:rcov:verify && rake spec:generate"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 43947a1..a3aa07f 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 require 'ardes/resources_controller'
+ActionController::Base.extend Ardes::ResourcesController
 
-ActionController::Base.extend Ardes::ResourcesController
\ No newline at end of file
+require 'ardes/active_record/saved'
+ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Ardes::ActiveRecord::Saved
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ardes/active_record/saved.rb b/lib/ardes/active_record/saved.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7353024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ardes/active_record/saved.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module Ardes
+  module ActiveRecord
+    module Saved
+      # returns true if this record is not new, and has no errors
+      def saved?
+        !new_record? && (@errors.nil? || errors.empty?)
+      end
+      
+      # returns true if this instance has had validation (maybe via save) attempted
+      def validation_attempted?
+        !@errors.nil?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ardes/resources_controller.rb b/lib/ardes/resources_controller.rb
index 3b955d5..ffc0c46 100644
--- a/lib/ardes/resources_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/ardes/resources_controller.rb
@@ -665,18 +665,19 @@ def enclosing_collection_resources
         @enclosing_collection_resources ||= []
       end
       
-      # Returns self.resource.save and caches the result for future calls.
-      # This is useful when you want to know outside of an action whether the resource was saved.
-      #
-      # Pass true to ignore the cached value
-      def resource_saved?(reload = false)
-        save_resource if reload || @resource_saved.nil?
-        @resource_saved
+      # Has the resource been saved successfully?
+      # If the record has not had validation attempted, it is saved.
+      # Returns true if the record is not new, and there are no errors
+      def resource_saved?
+        resource.save unless resource.validation_attempted?
+        resource.saved?
       end
       
+      # DEPRECATED: just use resource.save
       def save_resource
-        @resource_saved = resource.save
+        resource.save
       end
+      deprecate :save_resource => 'Use resource.save'
       
     private
       # returns the route that was used to invoke this controller and current action.  The path is found first from params[:resource_path]
diff --git a/lib/ardes/resources_controller/actions.rb b/lib/ardes/resources_controller/actions.rb
index 24364d3..a9729e8 100644
--- a/lib/ardes/resources_controller/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/ardes/resources_controller/actions.rb
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ def edit
       # POST /events.xml
       def create
         self.resource = new_resource
-
+        
         respond_to do |format|
-          if resource_saved?
+          if resource.save
             format.html do
               flash[:notice] = "#{resource_name.humanize} was successfully created."
               redirect_to resource_url
@@ -114,10 +114,9 @@ def create
       # PUT /events/1.xml
       def update
         self.resource = find_resource
-        resource.attributes = params[resource_name]
-
+        
         respond_to do |format|
-          if resource_saved?
+          if resource.update_attributes(params[resource_name])
             format.html do
               flash[:notice] = "#{resource_name.humanize} was successfully updated."
               redirect_to resource_url
diff --git a/spec/app.rb b/spec/app.rb
index d1b7ccf..97951c9 100644
--- a/spec/app.rb
+++ b/spec/app.rb
@@ -156,12 +156,13 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
 end
 
 class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
+  validates_presence_of :user, :post
+  
   belongs_to :user
   belongs_to :post
   has_many :tags, :as => :taggable
 end
 
-
 ##############
 # Controllers
 ##############
diff --git a/spec/controllers/addresses_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/addresses_controller_spec.rb
index ba2e9af..f45b1cf 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/addresses_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/addresses_controller_spec.rb
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found address" do
-    @address.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @address.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     do_update
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin_forums_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin_forums_controller_spec.rb
index d550a8f..708c639 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin_forums_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin_forums_controller_spec.rb
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found forum" do
-    @mock_forum.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @mock_forum.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     do_update
     assigns(:forum).should == @mock_forum
   end
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found forum" do
-    @mock_forum.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @mock_forum.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     do_update
     assigns(:forum).should == @mock_forum
   end
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ def do_update
   end
   
   it "should render edit.rjs, on unsuccessful save" do
-    @mock_forum.stub!(:save).and_return(false)
+    @mock_forum.stub!(:update_attributes).and_return(false)
     do_update
     response.should render_template('edit')
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
index 28f8dce..562a8c8 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def setup_mocks
   before(:each) do
     @forum          = Forum.create
     @post           = Post.create :forum_id => @forum.id
-    @comment        = Comment.create :post_id => @post.id
+    @comment        = Comment.create :post_id => @post.id, :user => User.create
     @other_post     = Post.create :forum_id => @forum.id
     @other_comment  = Comment.create :post_id => @other_post.id
     
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found comment" do
-    @comment.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @comment.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     do_update
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/comments_controller_with_models_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_with_models_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122a2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_with_models_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../spec_helper'))
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../app'))
+
+describe CommentsController, "without stubs" do
+  before do
+    @user = User.create!
+    @forum = Forum.create!
+    @post = Post.create! :forum => @forum
+    @comment = Comment.create! :user => @user, :post => @post
+  end
+  
+  describe "responding to GET index" do
+    def do_get
+      get :index, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id
+    end
+    
+    it "should expose all comments as @comments" do
+      do_get
+      assigns[:comments].should == [@comment]
+    end
+
+    describe "with mime type of xml" do
+      it "should render all comments as xml" do
+        request.env["HTTP_ACCEPT"] = "application/xml"
+        do_get
+        response.body.should == [@comment].to_xml
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to GET show" do
+    def do_get
+      get :show, :id => @comment.id, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id
+    end
+    
+    it "should expose the requested comment as @comment" do
+      do_get
+      assigns[:comment].should == @comment
+    end
+    
+    describe "with mime type of xml" do
+      it "should render the requested comment as xml" do
+        request.env["HTTP_ACCEPT"] = "application/xml"
+        do_get
+        response.body.should == @comment.to_xml
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to GET new" do
+    def do_get
+      get :new, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id
+    end
+  
+    it "should expose a new comment as @comment" do
+      do_get
+      assigns[:comment].should be_new_record
+      assigns[:comment].post.should == @post
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to GET edit" do
+    def do_get
+      get :edit, :id => @comment.id, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id
+    end
+    
+    it "should expose the requested comment as @comment" do
+      do_get
+      assigns[:comment].should == @comment
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to POST create" do
+    describe "with valid params" do
+      def do_post
+        post :create, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id, :comment => {:user_id => @user.id}
+      end
+      
+      it "should create a comment" do
+        lambda { do_post }.should change(Comment, :count).by(1)
+      end
+      
+      it "should expose the newly created comment as @comment" do
+        do_post
+        assigns(:comment).should == Comment.find(:first, :order => 'id DESC')
+      end
+
+      it "should be resource_saved?" do
+        do_post
+        @controller.should be_resource_saved
+      end
+      
+      it "should redirect to the created comment" do
+        do_post
+        response.should redirect_to(forum_post_comment_url(@forum, @post, Comment.find(:first, :order => 'id DESC')))
+      end
+    end
+    
+    describe "with invalid params" do
+      def do_post
+        post :create, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id, :comment => {:user_id => ''}
+      end
+
+      it "should not create a comment" do
+        lambda { do_post }.should_not change(Comment, :count)
+      end
+ 
+      it "should expose a newly created but unsaved comment as @comment" do
+        do_post
+        assigns(:comment).should be_new_record
+        assigns(:comment).post.should == @post
+      end
+
+      it "should not be resource_saved?" do
+        do_post
+        @controller.should_not be_resource_saved
+      end
+
+      it "should re-render the 'new' template" do
+        do_post
+        response.should render_template('new')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to PUT udpate" do
+    describe "with valid params" do
+      before do
+        @new_user = User.create!
+      end
+      
+      def do_put
+        put :update, :id => @comment.id, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id, :comment => {:user_id => @new_user.id}
+      end
+
+      it "should update the requested comment" do
+        do_put
+        Comment.find(@comment.id).user_id.should == @new_user.id
+      end
+
+      it "should not contain errors on comment" do
+        do_put
+        @comment.errors.should be_empty
+      end
+      
+      it "should be resource_saved?" do
+        do_put
+        @controller.should be_resource_saved
+      end
+      
+      it "should expose the requested comment as @comment" do
+        do_put
+        assigns[:comment].should == @comment
+      end
+
+      it "should redirect to the comment" do
+        do_put
+        response.should redirect_to(forum_post_comment_url(@forum, @post, @comment))
+      end
+    end
+    
+    describe "with invalid params" do
+      def do_put
+        put :update, :id => @comment.id, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id, :comment => {:user_id => ''}
+      end
+
+      it "should fail to update the requested comment" do
+        do_put
+        Comment.find(@comment.id).user_id.should == @user.id 
+      end
+
+      it "should not be resource_saved?" do
+        do_put
+        @controller.should_not be_resource_saved
+      end
+      
+      it "should expose the requested comment as @comment" do
+        do_put
+        assigns[:comment].should == @comment
+      end
+
+      it "should re-render the 'edit' template" do
+        do_put
+        response.should render_template('edit')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "responding to DELETE destroy" do
+    def do_delete
+      delete :destroy, :id => @comment.id, :forum_id => @forum.id, :post_id => @post.id
+    end
+    
+    it "should delete the requested comment" do
+      lambda { do_delete }.should change(Comment, :count).by(-1)
+    end
+
+    it "should redirect to the comments list" do
+      do_delete
+      response.should redirect_to(forum_post_comments_url(@forum, @post))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/forum_posts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/forum_posts_controller_spec.rb
index 3410f2d..a89e98a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/forum_posts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/forum_posts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found post" do
-    @post.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @post.should_receive(:update_attributes)
     do_update
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb
index 06f3690..2e37e1c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found forum" do
-    @mock_forum.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @mock_forum.should_receive(:update_attributes)
     do_update
     assigns(:forum).should == @mock_forum
   end
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the found forum" do
-    @mock_forum.should_receive(:attributes=)
+    @mock_forum.should_receive(:update_attributes)
     do_update
     assigns(:forum).should == @mock_forum
   end
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def do_update
   end
   
   it "should render edit.rjs, on unsuccessful save" do
-    @mock_forum.stub!(:save).and_return(false)
+    @mock_forum.stub!(:update_attributes).and_return(false)
     do_update
     response.should render_template('edit')
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/infos_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/infos_controller_spec.rb
index 75e0cf8..22d9cfb 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/infos_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/infos_controller_spec.rb
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ def setup_mocks
   end
   
   it "PUT /account/info should be successful" do
-    @info.stub!(:attributes=)
-    @info.stub!(:save)
+    @info.stub!(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     put :update
-    response.should be_success
+    response.should be_redirect
   end
   
   it "GET /account/info/new should raise UnknownAction" do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/owners_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/owners_controller_spec.rb
index d177d2c..be0b9ca 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/owners_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/owners_controller_spec.rb
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ def do_post
 
   before(:each) do
     setup_mocks
-    @owner.stub!(:save).and_return(true)
-    @owner.stub!(:attributes=)
+    @owner.stub!(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
   end
   
   def do_update
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ def do_update
   end
 
   it "should update the owner" do
-    @owner.should_receive(:attributes=).with('name' => 'Fred')
+    @owner.should_receive(:update_attributes).with('name' => 'Fred')
     do_update
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/resource_saved_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/resource_saved_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86e01e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/resource_saved_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../spec_helper'))
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../app'))
+
+describe CommentsController, "#resource_saved" do
+  describe "Comment.new(<invalid attrs>)" do
+    before { @controller.resource = Comment.new }
+    
+    it { @controller.should_not be_resource_saved }
+  
+    describe ".save" do
+      before { @controller.resource.save }
+
+      it { @controller.should_not be_resource_saved }
+
+      describe "then update_attributes(<valid attrs>)" do
+        before { @controller.resource.update_attributes :user => User.create!, :post => Post.create! }
+        
+        it { @controller.should be_resource_saved }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+    
+  describe "Comment.find(<id>)" do
+    before do
+      Comment.create! :user => User.create!, :post => Post.create!
+      @controller.resource = Comment.find(:first)
+    end
+    
+    it { @controller.should be_resource_saved }
+
+    it ".save should be saved" do
+      @controller.resource.save
+      @controller.should be_resource_saved
+    end
+
+    describe "then update_attributes(<invalid attrs>)" do
+      before { @controller.resource.update_attributes :user => nil }
+      
+      it { @controller.should_not be_resource_saved }
+    end
+    
+    describe "then update_attributes(<new valid attrs>)" do
+      before { @controller.resource.update_attributes :user => User.create! }
+      
+      it { @controller.should be_resource_saved }
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/controllers/tags_controller_via_forum_post_comment_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/tags_controller_via_forum_post_comment_spec.rb
index b05a140..bd68fe5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/tags_controller_via_forum_post_comment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/tags_controller_via_forum_post_comment_spec.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def setup_mocks
   before(:each) do
     @forum         = Forum.create
     @post          = Post.create :forum_id => @forum.id
-    @comment       = Comment.create :post_id => @post.id
+    @comment       = Comment.create :post_id => @post.id, :user => User.create!
     @tag           = Tag.create :taggable_id => @comment.id, :taggable_type => 'Comment'
     @other_comment = Comment.create :post_id => @forum.id
     @other_tag     = Tag.create :taggable_id => @other_comment.id, :taggable_type => 'Comment'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 728d1a1..7a0f2b7 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -235,14 +235,12 @@ def do_get
   end
   
   def put_with_successful_update
-    @user.should_receive(:attributes=).once.ordered
-    @user.should_receive(:save).once.ordered.and_return(true)
+    @user.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(true)
     put :update, :id => "dave"
   end
   
   def put_with_failed_update
-    @user.should_receive(:attributes=).once.ordered
-    @user.should_receive(:save).once.ordered.and_return(false)
+    @user.should_receive(:update_attributes).and_return(false)
     put :update, :id => "dave"
   end
   
diff --git a/spec/models/comment_saved_spec.rb b/spec/models/comment_saved_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e3eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/comment_saved_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../spec_helper'))
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../app'))
+
+describe "(re: saved?) Comment" do
+  describe ".new(<invalid attrs>)" do
+    before { @comment = Comment.new }
+    
+    it { @comment.should_not be_validation_attempted }
+    it { @comment.should_not be_saved }
+
+    describe ".save" do
+      before { @comment.save }
+
+      it { @comment.should be_validation_attempted }
+      it { @comment.should_not be_saved }
+
+      describe "then update_attributes(<valid attrs>)" do
+        before { @comment.update_attributes :user => User.create!, :post => Post.create! }
+        
+        it { @comment.should be_validation_attempted }
+        it { @comment.should be_saved }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/specs/resources_controller_spec.rb b/spec/specs/resources_controller_spec.rb
index ba7b4d3..b2f0444 100644
--- a/spec/specs/resources_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/specs/resources_controller_spec.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,18 @@
     @controller.resource_service = 'foo'
     @controller.resource_service.should == 'foo'
   end
+end
+
+describe "deprecated methods" do
+  before do 
+    @controller = ForumsController.new
+    @controller.resource = Forum.new
+  end
+  
+  it "#save_resource should send resource.save" do
+    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.silence do
+      @controller.resource.should_receive :save
+      @controller.save_resource
+    end
+  end
 end
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