It's a long, messy story, and I'm not going to try to summarize it here; the best accounts are actually in multiple Mountain Project threads if you have the time to read them and sift through all the shitslinging.
A part of me likes what the "vigilantes" did because the guy manufacturing routes created a real debacle, a part of me thinks it was short-sighted, and another part of me thinks it is all lol since it all really is about ethics among people who clip bolts drilled into cliffs.
And yes, I do clip bolts, but I'd also be happy if bolts had never existed and if your choices were to lead on gear, free solo, build a toprope anchor, or just let the cliff be if Options 1-3 wouldn't work.
"Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off."
--Terry Lennox, The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)