diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 8139fbdad1..967e472ef7 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ var socket,
 		async: false
 	});
 
+	// takes a string like 1000 and returns 1,000
+	app.addCommas = function(text) {
+        return text.replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1,");
+    }
+
 	// use unique alert_id to have multiple alerts visible at a time, use the same alert_id to fade out the current instance  
 	// type : error, success, info, warning/notify
 	// title = bolded title text
diff --git a/public/templates/account.tpl b/public/templates/account.tpl
index 91c76d4ad9..af717beadd 100644
--- a/public/templates/account.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/account.tpl
@@ -74,17 +74,13 @@ var theirid = '{theirid}';
 
 	var isFriend = {isFriend};
 
-    function addCommas(text) {
-        return text.replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1,");
-    }
-    
     $(document).ready(function() {
 
         var rep = $('#reputation');
-        rep.html(addCommas(rep.html()));
+        rep.html(app.addCommas(rep.html()));
         
         var postcount = $('#postcount');
-        postcount.html(addCommas(postcount.html()));
+        postcount.html(app.addCommas(postcount.html()));
         
         var editLink = $('#editLink');
 		var addFriendBtn = $('#add-friend-btn');
diff --git a/public/templates/friends.tpl b/public/templates/friends.tpl
index 57edeb8563..b7c634e2a5 100644
--- a/public/templates/friends.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/friends.tpl
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ var friendCount = '{friendCount}';
 
 (function() {
     
-    function addCommas(text) {
-        return text.replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1,");
-    }
-    
     $(document).ready(function() {
     	
     	if(parseInt(friendCount, 10) === 0) {
@@ -80,12 +76,12 @@ var friendCount = '{friendCount}';
 		}
 
         $('.reputation').each(function(index, element) {
-        	$(element).html(addCommas($(element).html()));
-        })
+        	$(element).html(app.addCommas($(element).html()));
+        });
         
         $('.postcount').each(function(index, element) {
-        	$(element).html(addCommas($(element).html()));
-        })
+        	$(element).html(app.addCommas($(element).html()));
+        });
         
     });
     
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index cffea752ff..4148a7f933 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 				<a href="/users/{posts.username}">
 					<img src="{posts.gravatar}?s=80" align="left" />
 				</a>
-				<i class="icon-star"></i><span class="user_rep_{posts.uid}">{posts.user_rep}</span>
+				<i class="icon-star"></i><span class="user_rep_{posts.uid} user_reputation_text">{posts.user_rep}</span>
 			</div>
 			<div class="span11">
 				<div class="post-block">
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
 			};
 
 		jQuery('document').ready(function() {
+
+			$('.user_reputation_text').each(function(index, element) {
+	        	$(element).html(app.addCommas($(element).html()));
+        	});
+
 			var	room = 'topic_' + '{topic_id}',
 				adminTools = document.getElementById('thread-tools');
 
diff --git a/public/templates/users.tpl b/public/templates/users.tpl
index f22d55675c..479cc06c56 100644
--- a/public/templates/users.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/users.tpl
@@ -27,19 +27,17 @@
 <script>
 (function() {
     
-    function addCommas(text) {
-        return text.replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1,");
-    }
+   
     
     $(document).ready(function() {
         
         $('.reputation').each(function(index, element) {
-        	$(element).html(addCommas($(element).html()));
-        })
+        	$(element).html(app.addCommas($(element).html()));
+        });
         
         $('.postcount').each(function(index, element) {
-        	$(element).html(addCommas($(element).html()));
-        })
+        	$(element).html(app.addCommas($(element).html()));
+        });
         
     });