Quote Originally Posted by KitKatnip View Post
I think having a tax that worked when you post an item would punish actual players far more than the annoying bots (which SE eventually deals with anyway).
That's part of why it feels like SE is always slow in tackling the bot issue. They need to find ways to do it that won't punish actual players at the same time. They also need to be reasonably certain actual players aren't getting caught up in any bot sweeps. As bot programming improves, the differences between bot behavior and player behavior get smaller.