From the sound of it, you were.

I've submitted bugs and feature requests on behalf of others before. I've also helped people through the process of submitting a bug. I'm happy to do either again.

We've already people, including Andre, who watch Talk, the mailing lists, and elsewhere for items that look like new bugs (and items that look like existing bugs), and then help the reporter appropriately. Perhaps we just need to formalize that group and process a bit further so it's not so far below the radar.