diff --git a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index abaa93b25e..a4584fad5a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	setCommentsList();
 });
 
-})(jQuery);
-
-(function($){
-
 commentReply = {
 
 	open : function(c, p) {
@@ -195,8 +191,10 @@ commentReply = {
 			$('#the-comment-list').append(r.data);
 		}
 
+		$('#comment-'+r.id+' .hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
+
 		$('#comment-'+r.id)
-			.animate( { backgroundColor:"#CFEBF7" }, 600 )
+			.animate( { backgroundColor:"#CCEEBB" }, 600 )
 			.animate( { backgroundColor:"transparent" }, 600 );
 		
 		setCommentsList();
@@ -235,6 +233,7 @@ commentReply = {
 $(document).ready(function(){
 	if ( typeof QTags != 'undefined' )
 		ed_reply = new QTags('ed_reply', 'replycontent', 'replycontainer', 'more');
+
 	if ( typeof $.table_hotkeys != 'undefined' ) {
 		var make_hotkeys_redirect = function(which) {
 			return function() {
@@ -267,4 +266,4 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	}
 });
 
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 1994a24425..d636ecf661 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'good' => __('Medium'),
 			'strong' => __('Strong')
 		) );
-		$scripts->add( 'admin-comments', '/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js', array('wp-lists', 'jquery-ui-draggable', 'jquery-ui-resizable', 'quicktags'), '20080828' );
+		$scripts->add( 'admin-comments', '/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js', array('wp-lists', 'jquery-ui-draggable', 'jquery-ui-resizable', 'quicktags'), '20080905' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'admin-comments', 'adminCommentsL10n', array(
 			'pending' => __('%i% pending'), // must look like: "# blah blah"
 			'hotkeys_highlight_first' => isset($_GET['hotkeys_highlight_first']),