edit: hmm, apparently the double vertical bar symbol i used for pause up there shows as a single bar on hawkee. it should show correctly on mIRC, or we could always just use a double pipe, '||'.

shows as double on my end man

the reason is because it will show in custom window menus, like @window menus...
and sometimes, depending on what the @ window is for, you may not want it showing

i knew there was a reason for it just couldnt remember what. ty punktured.