I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that it would take the fun out of it even tho thats undoubtedly true. I think they had no reasonable chance of matching any requirements on paper and it would just end up keep getting neglected. Its a situation without good outcomes as long as you stay inside the guiderails.

And as for that Botched restauration I think the less politically correct term for it was "monkey with down syndrome" at the time. :)