personally i only bot mines/herbs 12 hours per day and have had good luck when im not in the same area for too long , with a fully upgraded account i can get 1-2 months b4 perm ban out of my botters , my ah and/gold traders less much less here lately ive been losing gold trading accounts less then 1 day after the trade and ive used 4 different methods and it doesn't matter just as soon as i trade the gold im banned as far as my main , ive been botting nearly 3 months questing , arch , bg and lfr's including rep farm and sky crystals and yet to see a ban but im never afk when i do it so i think if you bot safely and dont be over eager to squeeze out that extra few gold a day you can get by for awhile an be profitable