} else { //Are we allowed to comment here? If not, message is wrong

[westonruter]

Reported by @mwic: I make frequent use of comments on else control structures , so that I don't have to scroll around to see what condition is being else'd. e.g.
if ( $parrotIsAlive ) {
[snip]
} else { //parrot has ceased to be
[snip]
}

With your standard I get a misleading message on this attempt.
"Blank line found at start of control structure"
Whether or not the comment is allowed, the message needs to be fixed

Full writeup:
http://mwic.org/wp/index.php/blank-line-found-at-start-of-control-structure-when-there-isnt-a-blank-line-there

https://gist.github.com/mwic/5248309

[westonruter]

Yeah, I think that the WordPress.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing sniff needs to be tweaked to be a little smarter about the control-structure formatting.

[westonruter]

Merged by 9064a21.