It's perfectly OK to ask for any info if you're looking for fresh leads, but you can help people to focus their efforts & look at the correct sources if you are more specific.

Be clear & specific about what info you want help finding.

Don't make people waste their time by duplicating work.

Include as much known information as you can.

This advice will get you the best response from your research requests.

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If you are looking for specific help on a specific region, this post has a list of people willing to help with searches and lookups regarding certain areas.

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