i find the posts calling multi-boxers 'botters' to be completely ill-informed about what makes a 'bot.

the term 'bot' is short for 'robot'... used when a person automates a series of tasks without having to interact. a robot would also require some level of timing and decision control.. which will mimic light artificial intelligence.

simple wiring does not make a robot. keyclone is essentially wiring to route keys to their intended destination. no timing mechanism and no decision support. keyclone SPECIFICALLY has none of this capability.

having written several expert systems and utilized AI within some of my systems, how uninformed do i think some of these people are?

by their definition... by plugging in Christmas lights you would be botting in their eyes