For a mod I am working on; it will be heavily invested in Lore based articles; notes, research etc. There are many tools at my disposal to stay on the right track, but I feel in the end I probabl should get someone who really knows their stuff to have a look at my work. So can a few people recommend 2-3 other that are really well versed in this area? (of course I would be looking for people that are sociable; not wierdos)

Ask Ausir.

Indeed. It is only a fool that contradicts Ausir. (And sadly, it has happened and been proven my statement).

I know a lot myself, I'm willing to help if you need it, but I'd recommend just using the Wiki for what you need.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/

I'm pretty sure Ausir wrote 95+% of the wiki, if you have any questions, he can definitely answer them.

Why don't you play fallout 1+2 as well and work out the lore from them and that Ausir person does seem to most of it down pat.