cfwheels update works with named arguments but not always.

gistfile1.txt

----this works----
user = model("users").findByKey(session.user.id);
user.update(status=params.user.status);

----this throws an error----
user = model("users").findAll("(status<2) AND (createdat<='#DateAdd('d',-14, now())#')");
<cfloop query="referee">
user.update(status=status+1);
</cfloop>

This approach fails too:
user = model("users").findAll("(status<2) AND (createdat<='#DateAdd('d',-14, now())#')");
statuscount = user.status+1;
<cfloop query="user">
user.update(status=statuscount);
</cfloop>

To b clear, the loop works but the update inside the loop fails.
Either approach presents error:
"Cannot invoke method update on an object of type coldfusion.sql.QueryTable with named arguments.
Use ordered arguments instead."

I suspect this has to do with the use of user in cfloop.