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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dantheman" data-source="post: 1242432" data-attributes="member: 32998">Surely you could tell from the way the conversation was going whether it was going to be inapropriate to intercede in a misdiagnosis . . . 8 times out of 10 (my made up figures of course!) it should be obvious that they were newbies sussing out what was out there. And yes it would be fine to approach them and see if they wanted assistance. . . possibly in one of the manners already described. They'd appreciate it. 2 out of 10 they might have a general air of assurance yet be totally wrong (half those times (ie 1 out of 10) they would appreciate the assistance, half  (the other 1 out of 10) they wouldn't. With these last 2 out of 10, if you felt it was your duty to assist, approaching them in a non-confrontatioanl manner, you'd quickly suss whether they were the former or latter type . . . and take it from there. Ie make new friends or let them be . .  simple.</blockquote>