Just wanna point out, Obtvse did not copy the "kudos" thing, precisely because its author had the same complaint.
There's also a new branch that looks very different: http://natewienert.com/
You might be thinking of WP-Svbtle which is closer to an exact copy.
Apologies for making an off-topic "correction" like this, but Nate Wienert seems like a nice guy so I hate to see his project unfairly accused.