diff -r f507feede89a -r 09a1c134465b web/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/theme-compat.php
--- a/web/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/theme-compat.php	Wed Dec 19 12:35:13 2012 -0800
+++ b/web/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/theme-compat.php	Wed Dec 19 17:46:52 2012 -0800
@@ -647,14 +647,18 @@
  * normally be handled by bbPress, but proper single page templates do not
  * exist in the currently active theme.
  *
+ * Note that we do *not* currently use is_main_query() here. This is because so
+ * many existing themes either use query_posts() or fail to use wp_reset_query()
+ * when running queries before the main loop, causing theme compat to fail.
+ *
  * @since bbPress (r3034)
  * @param string $content
  * @return type
  */
 function bbp_replace_the_content( $content = '' ) {
 
-	// Bail if not inside the main query loop
-	if ( ! in_the_loop() || ! is_main_query() )
+	// Bail if not inside the query loop
+	if ( ! in_the_loop() )
 		return $content;
 
 	$bbp = bbpress();