I believe there is a new kind of gathering bot around, while i was gathering closer to bentbranch meadows and i heard the noise of gathering, twice, really quickly on a tree, but there were no one near, i think they have gone more underground in a way you can't even see their names to report.

about SE tracking bots, i don't think they know how, i mean, if you have to say the date and the server you are when reporting, it's clear that they are having problems with their programers :P