[Hamahakki]

1) Item charging was classic.
2) Item charging was pretty much a mistake by the original devs.
3) Item charging isn't as game-breaking an exploit as Ivandyr's Hoop spam so it won't be changed on p99 even though the hoop was.

That's pretty much it. 1) and 2) aren't up for debate, 3) is a bit more of a gray area but that is how the p99 staff sees it and they have the only opinion which matters.