No chance in the admin passing it on to one of you fine mods, eh?
I have been coming here in one form or another for a couple years now, and the spam seems just about the same if not more, but that's to me. I am sure you see more of the site than I do.
That said, compared to just about any site out there with updated forums, the spam is pretty significant.
Anyway, as you said, not much to be done. Just thought I would bring it up