I've figured out what the solution to all this angst is.
What we need to do is hoover up Freddie, un-burn him, and apply a great deal of CPR.
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Hmm, yes :)
Threads started on the old board cannot be seen on the new board. If you answer to an existing thread from the old board, your name does not appear as "last poster" on the new board but your message does.
It's perfectly possible to create an "old board" community excluding all users of the new board who never come back here...
The trouble is that on the old board we'll always be able to see all the tripe that gets posted on the new board.
If only it worked both ways.
You can fix it for us, can't you Barb? ;)