Off_White,
The measure of posts since you left for work as "large" is only your own subjective experience. Philosophy was covered in the thread 20 posts or so ago, and semantics is scheduled yet. We are now on boyish name calling. Please get it together, Stinkypants!
Anyway, on the on same lines of bolting and not bolting....
Can you use the same argument (bolting makes climbing falsely easier, and lowers standards of climbing) on trails?
Should we get rid of all trails because they making traveling in the Parks and Wilderness areas easier,more accessible, and just gumming up these areas with newbies who have no business being there? Huh? Huh? Answer!