<% for i in 1..5 %>
<%= render :partial=>'user', :locals => { :index => i } %>
<% end %>
in your _user.rhtml:
<%= text_field "user_#{index}", 'field_name' %>
<%= text_field "user_#{index}", 'field_name_2' %>
in your controller:
for i in 1..5
user = User.new(params["user_#{index}"])
user.save
end
when you do the batch edit, it is quite the same way.
