The real solution is to create the rules that works for the people, not to create a subset that accepts absurd rules.
The rules have worked fine "for the people" for years. Stop making a mountain out of a molehill.
The construction [if]... [then]...[else]..[end if] make sense in the same manner as "Thank you"-"Np" construction for instance.
The construction "Thank you" - [?] doesn't make sense in the same manner as [if]...[then]...[else]...[nothing here even if it should be be].
If works perfectly fine without "end if" in python or in C-style single-statement form and it works perfectly fine without the fluffy-cuddly chatter on this forum. We don't need to start all threads with single-word "Hi" post, or end them with "thanks" or "best regards" posts.