I can understand this being done on stuff that can't be climbed properly. Chalk and other such choss is clearly fair game but surely anything else should be left alone. Call it "Dry Tooling" if you like but it's hacking at the rock with a fucking axe for fuck's sake.
a) This meeting opposes the use of any documented Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, or Cotswolds cliff for dry-tooling. b) resolution to extend it to cover the whole of the SWthe above is the exact wording of 2010 BMC south west area meeting. The resolution and amendment to extend it to cover whole sw was carried unanimously. The resolution was put to the the meeting because there was a debate on the other channel about whether to make cleeve hill a dry tooling venue. Thankfully the BMC area declaration stopped It.might be worth checking your own areas to see what the BMC stance is. It's ammo against fools with tools in discussion or at the crag.
I didn't add the obvious question as to why on earth anyone should think that dry tooling anywhere at a long established trad. and sport (and bouldering) crag was acceptable.