In reply to The Pylon King:
Sourcing out info (such as FA) causes more work and delay but does not add much to the purpose of a guidebook.
I think FA are part of the history of a problem and of its place, just like down grading, up grading, broken holds, tree cutting, patio-ing, etc. It puts a line into perspective.
That said, the more info you have, the less mystery you can enjoy.
Personally, I take a lot of pleasure of figuring out a problem and I really really really hate when people ruin it for me (you know what I am talking about, when you are trying a problem and some ass turns up and tells you "how it's done").
A problem has to be a problem. That is why for me, a guidebook should display, the problem name (or number if no name), the grade as an indication, a photo or drawing with the line marked up.
Post edited at 09:34