I am not saying that I totally agree or disagree that all kids that move weights are avoiding competition. The facts are that there are many reasons that kids move weights. Some move to avoid competition, some move due to growth spurts, some move to coaches/administrators making typing error (heck I put one of our kids in at 105 today, he changed weights all the way to 145 because of the competition! Just kidding, I wrote the wrong weight.) other kids drop from their middle school weights because they don't want to drop 5-10 pounds for middle school matches but want to get to their "fighting" weight for the state series and more importantly middle school duals. These are just some reasons but again, they are operating within the rules.
As far as the early viewing of registered wrestlers....I have not noticed a big increase in kids changing weights since we have them open to see vice a few years ago when you couldn't see them. The numbers seem about the same to me.
Nobody talks about this but remember we give team trophies at state. Teams and kids may have kids move so they can qualify more kids to state and increase their chances at placing high as a team. This happens all the time at high school and college. If you don't like that idea or practice then don't give out team awards.