AR finders like find_by_name :john fail when the squeel gem is installed, but when removed they work just fine. I'm not sure I agree with using a symbol for the value, but Rails allows it. This can cause confusion if a project already has symbols in it's code, and then introduces squeel, only to start getting errors.

I've created a sample project with specs that show the behavior that fails. Let me know if you need anything else.