This is so simple I bet I am duplicating what someone else has already done. I am not sure why this isn't in bbPress by default and it doesn't even begin to address what I would consider basic moderation tools but it's a start.
Install and check under "content" submenu. Why the posts menu =deleted posts in bbpress's default I have no clue.
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: bbPress Recent Posts
Plugin URI: http://bbpress.org/plugins/
Description: shows most recent posts with (extremely limited) moderation options
Author: _ck_
Author URI: http://CKon.wordpress.com
Version: 0.01
*/
function recent_posts_admin_page() {
if ( !bb_current_user_can('browse_deleted') ) {die(__("Now how'd you get here? And what did you think you'd being doing?"));}
global $bbdb, $bb_posts, $bb_post, $page;
$bb_posts=get_latest_posts(0,$page);
$total = bb_count_last_query();
?>
<h2>Recent Posts</h2>
<ol id="the-list">
<? bb_admin_list_posts(); ?>
</ol>
<?php echo get_page_number_links( $page, $total );
}
function recent_posts_admin_menu() {
global $bb_submenu;
$bb_submenu['content.php'][] = array(__('Recent Posts'), 'use_keys', 'recent_posts_admin_page');
}
add_action( 'bb_admin_menu_generator', 'recent_posts_admin_menu' );