OP, botters don't operate on reason. Although I seriously doubt there's a huge number of people afk botting, the fact that some people are (and have been for years, in addition to crafting/gathering botting) won't be stopped by anyone attempting to appeal to their better nature or w/e. They just don't care, and most people don't come to the forums anyway, so they would never see this regardless. Botters will continue to bot.