+/**
+ * Update the status of a user in the database.
+ *
+ * Used in core to mark a user as spam or "ham" (not spam) in Multisite.
+ *
+ * @since 3.0.0
+ *
+ * @global wpdb $wpdb
+ *
+ * @param int $id The user ID.
+ * @param string $pref The column in the wp_users table to update the user's status
+ * in (presumably user_status, spam, or deleted).
+ * @param int $value The new status for the user.
+ * @param null $deprecated Deprecated as of 3.0.2 and should not be used.
+ * @return int The initially passed $value.
+ */