Comment by thaumasiotes

> Anubis is not a load optimizer. It's sole purpose is to deny the bots you don't want on your site.

No, this very article will tell you that the purpose of Anubis is to reduce load on the site. The purpose of denying bot requests is that you're strained by the load they impose.

Conversely, bots that pose no problems to you aren't "the bots you don't want on your site".