WIGGS, Interesting statement but ... I've never seen nor heard of any official NPC/IFBB statement concerning tats ... pro or con or otherwise.
And as you most likely know, if your were the only judge to base your decision on a competitors tats, your 'score' would most likely be eliminated during the official tabulations.
Many years ago I asked a long time judge how he felt about judging competitors with tats and he simply said, "If two competitors are identical in every respect except for the fact that one had tats, I'd give my decision to the one without the tats."
RUDEE, It appears that you most recent statement is true today.