Ok, some numbers to see what we're talking about:

Total different categories: 45
Topics in Help me: 145
Categories with more threads than Help me: 7
Number of active topics within the last month in Help me : 15
Is there another category with a higher number of active topics: no
Which category comes next: General, with 10 topics
Next in line : Your Projects, with 8 topics

Number of active topics in Help me since rules : 9
Number of active topics in General since rules : 5

Question:
Suppose the help me category would be made inaccessible for new posts. What would most likely be the endresult?

My answer to the question posted by WILL.
No, I do not think we will see an improvement. It is most likely that General will become the next help me. I haven't posted in the help me since the new rules, but I can see why it would be a burden to both the poster as well as the moderators/staff to enforce them.

My vote would still be to remove the rules (and keep the help me).