Exactly my logic Matt. Responsibility fell on the community when the gear was a bunch of random relics placed on lead, often in extremis, and intended primarily for the individual and for that moment. A sport climb is a thing expressly made to be used by others.
I can't agree with that, some sports climbs are created for others but not all. I have a Swiss mate who bolts for himself. He buys everything himself and does all the legwork so that he can climb where he wants. He's completely open and honest about that. It's got nothing to do with giving to the climbing community. He sees a piece a rock he likes and he gets bolting, a new crag pretty much every year. Non of it goes into guidebooks.
As Dan said, non of this is black and white.
Thanks for the responses, like Pete, I'll not be convinced it's not a mistake but only time will tell and I'm hoping the BMC guessed right. I really am.