I was once chewed out by a junior eng for placing vias under components. His reasoning was that he "wanted to use them as test points and to insure the continuity of the circuit thorough the board" I replied that I would oblige as soon as he took the revised cost estimate and his reasoning to his boss. Vias stayed.
Regards,
Boris Mohar
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