Reports have died down in recent months across the boards I would
I still report plagiarism and other serious offenses, but I took a break from reporting spam. It is pretty disheartening to see the same names showing up again and again and again. Kind of feels like a waste of time when for every post you report the spammer makes three more.
For me it's quite the opposite. Each post I report means one less reason for them to spam. They waste at least 10x as much time as I do when I report their post. I've already seen some users that I've reported seriously slow down on their spam. And for the return offenders? They'll get the picture.