I write this subject as a supplement to the "2008 Melty Cup - US Championships" with regards to the "Same Characters" Rule.
There is a debate within the main thread whether or not to allow the use of the same characters in a 3 man team for the tournament at Evo 2008. The 2008 Melty Cup - US Championships" thread started ever since August 29, 2007, 9 months ago, and was edited last since March 17, 2008, 2 months ago, prior to the update of the rules posted by Arlieth on May 27, 2008 at 02:56:37 PM PST. Before, the only restriction within the rules for the "2008 Melty Cup" was "Locked Characters", meaning that players must stick with a single character throughout the entire tournament
Because there was no other set restrictions, this meant that a team of players can enter the 2008 Melty Cup with 2 to 3 duplicate characters in a 3 man team.
However, As of May 27, 2008 at 02:55:13 PM PST, a little over one month prior to the "2008 Melty Cup" The rules have been updated to include "No duplicate characters" in a 3 man team. While it is a good call to make this official, it is inconvenient to impose a rule that was not previously stated for such a long period of time.
To add to this, the update to the rules were made after a certain team announced that they were going to enter the tournament with same characters. This was followed with assumptions that same character teams weren't allowed. However this was countered with the fact that there was nothing that stated these same character restrictions.
Facts aside, there were also signs of interest of people wanting to entering the tournament with same characters as well as people disagreeing with the 'Same Characters" rule.
That is where this poll comes in. Should the 2008 Melty Cup allow the use of the Duplicate Characters in teams? If you can, please state your reasons and/or opinions as well.