Hi Gregor, we will fix the issue with "Soft" as soon as we can. It was not intentionally obfuscated. You can see the routes that a user has recommended in the 'INFO' section of their profile, with a link to see them all right below the list. On the climbs page, it is not currently visible who recommended it, however on the routes page of a crag, you can sort the routes by percentage of users who recommended it.
When on "My Log Book" I am used to being able to see a column for "Soft" or "Hard" next to the grade. This is currently not visible. This is even more obvious when an a Climbs page. Take "https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/united-states/way-lake/sectors/talus/routes/hosemonster" for example. I gave it a "Soft" indicator but on the linked page you only see blank or "Hard" in the "isHard" column. Is "Soft" intentionally obfuscated?
Similarly on "My Log Book" I am used to being able to see a column for "Recommended". In the old 8a.nu it was a thumbs up, but now i don't see any indicator. It might be cool to even have the "Recommended" column visible on each Climbs page.... just a thought.
I do know that the data for both of these values is there because if I click the Edit button, all the flags show up as expected in the edit form.