If you want the moderation box to only show up when there are posts to moderate use this in your navbar_moderate template
Code:
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]=='6' or $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]=='5' or $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]=='24'">
<!-- Quick Moderation -->
<if condition="($threads[count] > 0) or ($posts[count] > 0) or ($users[count] > 0) or ($attachments[count]) or ($events[count]) or ($reports[count])">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="<if condition="$alertmods==true">alertmod<else />alt1</if>" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<b>Quick Moderation:</b>
<if condition="$show['threads']">
<a href="modcp/moderate.php?do=posts">Threads</a>: <b>$threads[count]</b>
</if>
<if condition="$show['posts']">
<a href="modcp/moderate.php?do=posts#posts">Posts</a>: <b>$posts[count]</b>
</if>
<if condition="$show['attachments']">
<a href="modcp/moderate.php?do=attachments">Attachments</a>: <b>$attachments[count]</b>
</if>
<if condition="$show['events']">
<a href="modcp/moderate.php?do=events">Events</a>: <b>$events[count]</b>
</if>
<if condition="$show['users']">
Users: <b>$users[count]</b>
</if>
<if condition="$show['reports']">
<a href="private.php">Reports Unfulfilled</a>: <b>$reports[count]</b>
</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>
<!-- / Quick Moderation -->
<br />
</if>