function bp_nouveau_member_description( $user_id = 0 ) {
	if ( ! $user_id ) {
		$user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id();

		if ( bp_displayed_user_id() ) {
			$user_id = bp_displayed_user_id();
		}
	}

	// @todo This hack is too brittle.
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'make_clickable', 9 );
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'wpautop' );
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'wptexturize' );
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'convert_smilies' );
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'convert_chars' );
	add_filter( 'the_author_description', 'stripslashes' );

	the_author_meta( 'description', $user_id );

	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'make_clickable', 9 );
	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'wpautop' );
	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'wptexturize' );
	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'convert_smilies' );
	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'convert_chars' );
	remove_filter( 'the_author_description', 'stripslashes' );
}