Did I say tell anyone that it's wonderful? No. Did I say help them deal with the immediate problem while helping them figure out their options... perhaps it took more sentences but yes.
Would she likely need to return the fish, at a loss of money that can't be avoided and is just something that happens, or rehome them through craigslist... quite possibly, yes. There are, however, more than one way to say things.
That's aside from the fact that I KNOW the things in Librarygirls post. I'm familiar with everything she mentions EXCEPT specific things related to the mollies and the frogs. I'm reasonably experienced now, though I'm always learning more. However, I walked away from Librarygirls post less informed and more annoyed... and I couldn't quote anything she says here because nothing stuck with me because of how it was delivered. Frankly, I had to struggle to finish reading it, and at the second am not even sure I managed too.
If someone experienced in the hobby ended reading in that state, what state is a new person who wanted someone to say "here, let me help. To start you'll need to do this..." and then get to the "You'll want testing supplies, though if that's tight you can... (And yes, there are options other than a twenty to forty dollar test kit, rather you like the strips or not).
Bluntly, short term, that's the responsible course of action instead of having someone run out to get a test kit they may have to look in seven places for (Heres a hint, pet smart and pet co are really good at NOT having them) and leaving the fish in toxic circumstances any longer than they have to... OH, and all without managing to make someone NOT want to do this hobby ever again in their life.
The second option doesn't spread education, but can stifle it. In this case, it could have stifled not one potential aquarist... but a room full of them. All because "Blunt Truth" was more important than "Sensitive, useful assistance".
