quick yes or no question
 

Is there a way to limit what forums show up or don't show up when someone clicks the new posts link on the nav bar

Yes

LMAO - that actually made me laugh and I need a laugh ....

So how do you do it ...

To exclude forums in the New Posts button, you may add &exclude=xx or &exclude=xx,yy,zz (separate the forum id's by commas) to the end of the New Posts url... i.e. /forums/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=xx This would normally be in the navbar template. I think it occurs in a couple of places there, so you will need to edit each of those urls.

Thanks ... will check it out .. Appreciate the info and the laugh

Brooks make me chuckle too. But, you did ask for a yes or no answer. :)