Probably you are calling the function before the javascript is loaded. .bind(‘load’) is also a non-standard method of hooking javascript into a page, and I’m not exactly sure when that event fires. I suggest you try changing to that to http://api.jquery.com/ready/, and maybe it will fix the javascript problem.
Thanks for the input, but I still can’t seem to get things working.
I tried to change the .bind(‘load’) to .ready(‘load’) but that didn’t help, and I still can’t seem to resolve this conflict.
I’ve noticed this same behavior on many uptodate buddypress instals when coupled with themes that have jquery sliders in them. Any other ideas?