I think in an ideal world, everyone would share the exact amount of information needed in order to receive specific, useful, and practical advice from other members.

However, we live in a very messy world where people don't act in the ideal. And yes, while it would be nice to get all the info WE think we need in order to offer the best advice possible, the poster may not be comfortable in sharing what WE need, but rather what they're comfortable for THEIR needs.

I would certainly be uncomfortable in publicly sharing too much personal info in a public forum, especially when it came to specifics about where I live or what kinds of access to other healthcare systems I may have.

The good news is that for people looking for very specific advice to access resources, we can either interact with them at their level (and gently ask appropriate followup questions if we feel engaged to do so), or we can simply not reply to their post, if we feel like we don't have enough info to offer useful, practical advice. (One could also always PM a poster to get further details if they feel like they could find the resources the poster themselves could not.)

At the end of the day, we have to respect where each person is in their own journey, and what they feel comfortable in sharing.