What Carol said about the need to prune the Poetry Boards. We appear to be doing it now as well, but not as frequently - the Sphere Poetry Boards now go back through November - over three months. At the same time, we have a limited number of Moderators, and the task takes time.
I do it myself. It's not a big deal. Once I submit a workshopped poem, I delete my original and all drafts from the Sphere thread, and leave a note indicating what has been done. It's not perfect - I can't delete the posts by critics who duplicate the poem as part of their crit - but, since I don't see it as a massive problem to begin with, I'm satisfied.
So - unless the Sphere gets more aggressive about deleting poems after a month - simply take the matter into your own hands. If you're submitting a poem, and you're concerned about its appearance here - delete it yourself!
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