I've reported much more than 3.

We just need some ability to hide threads from general members. Obviously don't give the power to people who will abuse it, and only give it to 2-4 users. By hide threads, I am referring to the functionality some forums (BurningBoard) provide by allowing moderators and administrators to 'delete,' a thread, but the deletion doesn't actually delete it, but instead, just queues it for automatic deletion for 30 days, during which all moderators/admins can see the thread that has been 'deleted,' and can choose to finalize deletion or let it sit there. The thread is completely hidden from regular members.

We could put some members on 'trial,' moderation periods where they have light powers such as the aforementioned, and based on their performance and need of moderation (increased spam, etc) are either 'demoted,' back to a member or promoted to a full moderator.