There have been a couple of suggestions for changing the way requests are handled lately.
I feel that lumping all requests together would cause most people to simply avoid the "request" section all together.
It's an age-old problem.
Requests without an example photo or video are much less likely to be fulfilled. Especially if the "requester" has not made any contributions to the forums already.
My best advice for "requesters" is to start your thread with some photos or a video to give people an idea of what you are looking for. Be prepared to share.
Also, its good etiquette to add "
Request:" to your thread's title.
Thanks,