Actually you're right it is turned on for this account as well, and yet, I don't get ebot's on threads I've replied to even without unchecking it.  I don't understand what's different about this account and the MatrixWorkz one. All the forum options settings are the same and yet I get ebots on that account and not this one unless I go the extra mile and manually "Subscribe" to a thread, which is fine because I don't need ebot's as often as I check in. 

Didn't there used to be a global checkbox for turning e'bots off? I seem to recall turning them off for this account in a global fashion. I guess that's the option I'm looking to turn off on the other account.