protected static function get_dummy_user_record() {
        global $CFG;

        $dummyuser = new stdClass();
        $dummyuser->id = self::NOREPLY_USER;
        $dummyuser->email = $CFG->noreplyaddress;
        $dummyuser->firstname = get_string('noreplyname');
        $dummyuser->username = 'noreply';
        $dummyuser->lastname = '';
        $dummyuser->confirmed = 1;
        $dummyuser->suspended = 0;
        $dummyuser->deleted = 0;
        $dummyuser->picture = 0;
        $dummyuser->auth = 'manual';
        $dummyuser->firstnamephonetic = '';
        $dummyuser->lastnamephonetic = '';
        $dummyuser->middlename = '';
        $dummyuser->alternatename = '';
        $dummyuser->imagealt = '';
        return $dummyuser;
    }