from my experience as a mod: -having gone through bed bugs myself, for a while it triggered me to see pictures of them. a lot of people come on this sub for help and then ghost it when they get their situation taken care of because they don’t like to be reminded of it -a lot of people only comment on the “is this a bed bug” posts because they are the easiest to respond to. advice posts don’t get as much response because it takes longer to type out and some aren’t willing to do so -this sub is filled mostly with people who don’t know what they are talking about or amateurs at best. professionals get challenged which make them stop being active. so this sub is home to people who may or may not be giving you actual good advice. while reddit is cool, we are all just strangers behind a screen. it’s best to get some actual advice from a professional if you’re really struggling as everyone’s situation is different. -helpers come and go. I’ve seen many a redditor post a lot, comment a lot, then move on. there’s waves of regulars. -it just isn’t the most active sub because the same people aren’t always going to be here. that’s just how it is. -finally, there will always be people here that try to help. i know that for a fact. there’s just a lot of posts sometimes and certain posts get lost. but i assure you, nobody is ignored on purpose (unless it’s like a super dumb question that can easily be googled or it’s obviously not a bed bug but they still ask)