Some of the boards almost needs a fresh start, kind of like what Flying Hellfish did when he became mod of P&S.
I agree, and Flying Hellfish has done a great job from what I've heard (I don't visit P&S ever so I can't say firsthand).
I think hilariousandco is burned out as a mod, and I don't say that disparagingly. There's only so much he can do, and he needs help--and I'm not even talking about an assistant, I'm talking like 2-3 additional mods for Bitcoin Discussion alone. I'm sure that's not going to happen, but that's the scope of the problem.
Even if it feels hopeless to report posts, I would still encourage people to keep doing it. If nothing else, it gives you a sense that you're actually doing something as opposed to throwing up your hands and declaring the problem to be insoluble.