1) requiring ()'s would make parsing easier, so also quicker --> I can live with quicker scripts grin
2) Read the first post: it is broken...

I for one wouldn't mind if Khaled made the () around conditions required. Maybe make a few intermediate mIRc versions that give a warning when an if isn't followed by a (. Yes i would need to fix some scripts myself maybe, but that should be easy (ctrl-f, type if and hit F3 a lot). I mean, if even a parser can see the difference between condition and command, a scripter can do it too grin
I you want I'll think about a script to find all incorrect entries so you don't have to read all if's smile