Perhaps one's reason for soaking is a part of this discussion, too.
Say a collector is working on a raw T206 which he houses in 15-pocket sheets. And he buys a scrapbook with a large group of T206's in it. He's going to want to remove the cards so that he can combine them with the rest of his set. I can't imagine that anyone would find this in any way objectionable.
On the other hand if one soaked those very same cards, sent them in for grading, and they came back 7's and 8's, without the grading company detecting that they were soaked, then I could see it creating a problem for some collectors.
Either way, not only do I not see anything wrong with soaking, I think cards should be removed from scrapbooks. The acids on that cheap scrapbook paper can't be good, and some of the glue isn't so hot either. If a collector asked my opnion I would recommend he get the cards removed.
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