Y would it be bad form to ask for help? How else will u find out? Ive already asked owners and people who have found it. Havent got any replies. Using this as a last resort.
It's not bad form to ask for generic help, like help on how to solve puzzles in general.
It's been considered bad form for some time here to ask for help on a specific puzzle, though. The proper thing to do is ask the cache owner for some guidance if you need help on a specific cache. Some owners will reply with help right away. Some will let you work with it a while before responding. Some may not respond at all. Depends on owner preference.
If you ask for help in the forums on a specific cache, then the answer to the puzzle gets pretty much laid right out there for all to see, and may spoil the fun for others, especially the cache owner's.
I understand....Sorry!