I would think the cause of the problem would be the "Ipad Discussion thread" which if most of your remember was a one thread thing over at the main Apple Byte subforum before there was an Ipad subforum.

With an "Ipad" subforum, there is not so much a need for a Discussion thread, makes things redundant. What i suggest is the Ipad discussion thread to be changed to a General Information/Updates on the Ipad thread maintained by the mods, and individual discussion threads be opened for particular questions/topics in the iPad section.