Re: Internet Bots..
There are all kinds of bots on the internet. They are just computer programs. They can be used for all sorts of things.
There are bots which search for forums like this one and pretend to be a human and attempt to create an account. If successful they generally create posts in every thread of the forum advertising products/services.
There are bots prevalent throughout the entire online gaming industry. So that means bots are being used for online poker, chess, backgammon, bingo and just about everything else. This is a prime reason why you should never play online games for money, ever. They are all corrupt, all rigged, and all infested with bots. Despite this millions of naïve punters lose their money every day to these online gaming con merchants.
You can often catch a bot at work in the gaming world if the interface lets you chat to other players. Just ask a simple question in the chat window to the suspected bot player like "Hi, can you name me a fruit"? A bot will of course stay silent.