I don’t know why someone would assume that MO don’t ask shailos. We definitely do, all the time! Now, we may limit our asking to actual halachic cases, as we don’t always ask a Rav for practical advice – for example, if a doctor recommends that I have surgery, I won’t ask my Rav about it. I may get a second opinion from another knowledgeable doctor, but my Rav doesn’t know medicine!
My Rav has also told me when to ask someone who is at a higher level than him. I once had a difficult shailah which he declined to answer – he referred me to Rabbi Willig. Rabbi Willig also declined to answer, and he told me “I believe there are only two poskim who will answer this for you. One of them told me that in such cases, he is always nervous about it so he tries to be machmir. The other is R’ Dovid Feinstein, who I know really weighs the factors in the individual case, and will give the appropriate psak for that case. I suggest you ask him!”
So you’re wrong about that. As for having sources from prominent poskim, most MO Rabbonim have semichah from YU, and were taught by R’ Schachter, R’ Willig, and other giants. They definitely have the proper backgrounds!
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