Not to rescribe panel lines would have to be a group call, too.  While it has become more common, rescribing isn't an invention of the 2000's, or even the 90s or 80s.  There were guys doing that back in the 60s, too, when they felt they needed to, to produce a more accurate representation of the subject (it's not always correct to remove raised panel lines and rescribe them, anyway, it really depends on the subject).