This is a good approach! Doing a little work to narrow down the scope of the bug and where it belongs can go a long way towards bringing it to the right develop

This is a good approach! Doing a little work to narrow down the scope of the bug and where it belongs can go a long way towards bringing it to the right developer's attention. It also helps to attach a reduced test case and as much information as you can glean about the bug so that it can be reproduced. And as you say, there is a point as well to go on IRC and ask. :D