I've got this simple function which displays a message to the user. If I add the timeout parameter it will slide back up automatically if not the user has to click it to get rid. But the timeout bit isn't working.

function feedback(text, timeout){
    $('#feedback').text(text).slideDown('fast');

    $('#feedback').click(function(){
        $(this).slideUp();
    });
    if(timeout){
        setTimeout(function(){
            $('#feedback').slideup();
        }, timeout);
    }
}