[mattpist]

i figured it out eventually, and replaced my reputation display in my postbit with this:

<if condition="$show['reputation']"><div><span id="repdisplay_$post[postid]_$post[userid]"><if condition="$post['showreputation']">$vbphrase[reputation]: $post[reputation]<br /></if></span></div></if>

basically, you'll want to replace:

$post[reputationdisplay]

with:

$post[reputation]

...if i remember correctly.