Maybe we should ask Nihil.
It isn't me. I would say that 99% of what I have banned this year has been spamming or scamming; mostly by "bot" accounts. You know the stuff........... online gaming, pr0n, v*i*a*g*r*a and the like.

I think that the lack of trolls is just part of the evolution of the net, as it seems to have declined on other sites as well. It is almost as if the "novelty" has worn off and they are up to other things?

I will comment that I do not normally ban Trolls............. I leave that to the membership, unless it is something totally out of order likre racism, CP or whatever. I must admit that, like rcgreen, I find them mildly amusing

I think that our new site software and antispamming measures might have some effect as well. New members posts are automatically moderated, so it is no longer easy for a Troll to just join and post their nonsense without hinderance.