on *:JOIN:*:{
  if ($chan == #sourcepug $+ %pugza. $+ [ $nick ]) {      <===== first if statement starts
    /topic #sourcepug $+ %pugza. $+ [ $nick ] 1SourcePug: %ppleft more people needed to join the channel for the pug to start.
       <==== new line here and copy everything from within the brackets of the second if statement here
  }    <==== first if statement ends

  if ($chan == #sourcepug $+ %pugza. $+ [ $nick ]) {   <===== second if statement starts, which is EXACTLY the same as the first and thus unneeded
    if (%number == 5) {
      /mode $chan +i
      /msg $chan [SOURCEPUG] Now find a scrim, when you are done type .ready and I will message the channel with the vent information.
    }
    else {
      inc %number
      dec %ppleft
      msg $chan Hello $nick $+ , You are the %number person to join this channel. Once the 5th person joins this channel the channel will lock and the bot will find the scrim.
      /topic $chan 1SourcePug: %ppleft more people needed to join the channel for the pug to start.
    }
  }  <==== second if statement ends
}