Quote Originally Posted by Goji1639 View Post
I think being called out in front of strangers is something that always has a decent chance of being interpreted as a slight, especially if it was unnecessary. So, if the run is going fine the only reason to call someone out is to be a dick.
"Fine" is a relative term. Just because mobs are dying and the group is progressing, that doesn't mean that everything is necessarily OK. Carrying people through content is an easy thing to do and happens quite often.

Also, trying to help someone is not inherently a 'dick move'. Some people genuinely like to try and help out, and there is nothing wrong with that. Communicating with your group isn't an awful thing to do. I personally don't chime in often unless something is glaringly wrong (e.g. my Qarn & AV runs last week where the DPS and I (as healer) kept tanking mobs), but I'm not expecting everyone else to go about things the same way i do.

I think it helps to give people the benefit of the doubt that they're giving the advice out of a desire to be helpful, and not be an arse. I could be very wrong, but I feel like you believe the opposite to be true.