While there may be nothing technically wrong with Isaac's style, and it may in fact be slightly "better" in some way, it's clearly not how the language was intended to be written or how the vast majority of people write it.

I would be ok with leaving the semicolons off, if you didn't have to do ridiculous things like prepend some lines with semicolons instead. It's easier for everyone just to put the damn semicolons in.

I couldn't care less what your pants policy is in your own home, as long as I never come over. But when you invite me over (i.e. open source a project) and you have a ridiculous pants policy don't expect me to come back.