diff -u user_reference/user_reference.module user_reference/user_reference.module
--- user_reference/user_reference.module	26 Dec 2010 08:28:51 -0000
+++ user_reference/user_reference.module
@@ -438,26 +438,26 @@
  */
 function _user_reference_potential_references_standard($field, $string = '', $match = 'contains', $ids = array(), $limit = NULL) {
   // Avoid useless work.
-  // @todo Do not diplay widget if settings are empty.
   $filter_roles = array_filter($field['settings']['referenceable_roles']);
   $filter_status = array_filter($field['settings']['referenceable_status']);
   if (!count($filter_status) && !count($filter_roles)) {
     return array();
   }
 
-  $query = db_select('users', 'u');
-  $query->fields('u', array('uid', 'name', 'status'));
-  $query->addMetaData('id', ' _user_reference_potential_references_standard');
+  $query = db_select('users', 'u')
+    ->addMetaData('id', ' _user_reference_potential_references_standard')
+    // Select the whole record, so that format_username() has enough
+    // information.
+    ->fields('u');
 
-  // Enable this filter only if any statuses checked.
-  if ($filter_status) {
+  // Enable this filter only if any statuses checked (and not both).
+  if (count($filter_status) == 1) {
     $query->condition('u.status', array_keys($filter_status), 'IN');
   }
 
   // Skip filter when "authenticated user" choosen.
   if ($filter_roles && !isset($filter_roles[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID])) {
     $query->join('users_roles', 'r', 'u.uid = r.uid');
-    $query->addField('r', 'rid');
     $query->condition('r.rid', array_keys($filter_roles), 'IN');
   }
 
@@ -482,19 +482,17 @@
     $query->condition('u.uid', $ids, 'IN');
   }
 
-  $query->orderBy('u.name');
+  // Explicitly exclude the anonymous user.
+  $query->condition('u.uid', 0, '<>');
 
   if ($limit) {
     $query->range(0, $limit);
   }
-
+  $query->orderBy('u.name');
+  
   $result = $query->execute()->fetchAll();
   $references = array();
   foreach ($result as $account) {
-    if ($account->uid == 0) {
-      // Skip Anonymous user.
-      continue;
-    }
     $references[$account->uid] = array(
       'title'    => $account->name,
       'rendered' => check_plain(format_username($account)),