Yup. OP asked what judges are looking for, and it instantly turned into "there shouldn't be kata competition" and "competitive karate gives us all a bad name."
How about if one doesn't have any insight into the actual question being asked, one should simply not say anything? Radical concept, for sure.
Well this post I'm quoting would have been a great opportunity to practice what you preach.
You see, I acknowledged my opinion wasn't helpful when I gave it and had no intention to post further unless I was asked. Which I was. By the Thread poster.
Who asked you?