I thought - as per the Unidawg manifesto - you must either do the route "as is", top-rope it, or "leave it alone" - not add a bolt.
Really had nothing to do with ethics - it had to do with a really bad guide book rating suckering people onto one of the few 5.9s at Beacon. Again, it's about the only place at Beacon you could get suckered in that way and deck. The bolt was about folks crossing over from sport not being able to claim a route is obviously and irresponsibly dangerous compared to it's recommendation in Olson's guide in the event of an accident. No other route is so accessible, highly rated, and poorly protected [and mediocre].
Wait, so there is no uniform, inflexible position on this? Wow, I wonder what Unidawg has to say about this...