So how important is it really for you to see an active rep in an ANN thread?
I consider it a must; there will be issues that need to be addressed, some due to miscommunication, and these need to be relayed to the developers or the casino administrators to resolve the problem quickly. The community can easily trust a casino that has an active representative here.
So instead of a gambler directly creating an accusation, he can relay the issue to the representative to avoid a scam accusation in the scam section.