I wouldn’t worry too much about this; I would have done the same thing. You categorized the thread properly. It would have helped the OP for that thread if you had sent them a PM with instructions on how to opt into Seeking Help, so the OP could follow along on their thread when they return - the link to opt into Seeking Help is at the bottom of the first post in this thread:
@SassyRocks has the OP been sent a message on where to find their thread now?