ORIGINAL: Farmer Ted
If you actually care about or argue about this nonsense, then you probably need to get your Angry Crotchety Grandpa Discount Card renewed.
While perhaps beaten to death, it has been and remains an active point of contention in sanctioned competition and has been for decades, starting back with the original BOM rules for certain events.
The manner in which ARF's are judged in competition in relation to a kit or original design isn't going away anytime soon.