title: Should 'if' statement always have an 'else' clause?
body: <p>This may be a religious argument, but it has been debated ad-nauseum here at my work whether all IF statements should include an ELSE clause - even if the ELSE clause only contains a comment stating that it was 'intentionally left blank'.</p>
  
  <p>I have heard arguments for both sides:
  The 'For' camp - ensures that the codes has actually addressed whether the condition requires an ELSE clause
  The 'Against' camp - code is harder to read, adds too much noise</p>
  
  <p>I am interested in any other points of view as I have to resolve this debate with an answer that would satisfy both parties.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for your help.</p>
  
  <p>BTW: I did search StackOverflow for an answer to this and was unable to find one.  If there is one, just include a link to it and close.  Thanks.</p>