Posting routes you haven't climbed

Richard Radcliffe wrote:Unbelievable...

Bob D'Antonio wrote:Just wait...Kirra knight in dull armour should show up any minute.

I have to confess that I've only read p1 & p6 of this thread.

Is it safe to assume that it's acceptable to add a new area provided that the poster has done at least one route there? It would seem that it's a good thing b/c then others might be inclined to check out other routes in the area & perhaps post those routes, thus filling MP w/ more beta.

Also, is it a huge offense to refer to another website? It doesn't make sense to reinvent the wheel (duplicate beta onto MP) if another website is particularly rich w/ beta for a specific climbing area. It does make sense to point people in the direction of already existing beta.

thoughts, comments?

saxfiend wrote: Not necessarily. I frequently post routes that I've seconded or climbed on toprope, but I don't use the tick feature unless I've actually led the route. I can understand your rationale for adding routes you haven't climbed because they're classics, etc. But my personal preference is that routes shouldn't be added unless the person has had first-hand experience with the route. The routes database on rc.com has become increasingly unreliable due to the proliferation of junk routes, and I'd hate to see the same thing happen on Mountain Project. JL