I like the new version better.
Your moan about camera club judging procedures is certainly not exclusive to the UK. The little club I belong to has moved to "online" judging of images presented in a maximum of 1920 x 1200 pixels. We try to involve judges who run colour-calibrated systems. Judges can flip through all images before assigning scores, and take as much time as they wish. Judges are encouraged (but not obliged) to make constructive comments. Results are later revealed in a show of the images at a club meeting. At present, prints are still judged "live" at meetings. These days, there are so few prints. A shame, really. Although competitions are not important to me, I have competed (and judged) in the past because I felt it was a way to participate, and to contribute.