Originally Posted by
molten_dragon
I don't see why that's so hard to believe. It's not like there aren't tons of examples of things that WotC didn't think through well. Are you suggesting that things like the tainted sorcerer's ever-increasing taint score (and spellcasting ability modifier), candles of invocation and infinite wish loops, and the horror that is the planar shepherd prestige class were all intentional?
Yep. It violates RAI for vow of poverty pretty badly.
Hell, by your RAW-only definition, someone with VoP could freely use any psionic items they want, since those aren't magic items.
Having to resort to personal attacks and insults is a good sign of someone that's losing an argument.