The rules have worked fine "for the people" for years.
Maybe you are right. However many thing has worked well for years and then was changed into something better.
If works perfectly fine without "end if" in python or in C-style single-statement form
I knew you'd tell it.
...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.
I agree with your opinion and you can do as you wish, but your opinion is forced on me through absurd rules (or even worse, its interpretations), so I can't do as I wish, that's the issue.
I have to be afraid to communicate normally because someone has decided it's better another way around. That's not cool, IMO.