While I agree that making forum posts in Comic Sans is bad netiquette I have to nitpick here:
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Originally Posted by DNSB
Interesting. Looking at the item you posted:
Yup, the researchers did not include Comic Sans in their research. Which makes the comments from dyslexics of little value though I had to admire how the writer tried to conflate the two. And the reputable dyslexia organizations statements all seem to trace back to the BDA which is unable to show any research as a basis for their claim. Empirical evidence would be nice to see instead of small samples of self-reported anecdotal evidence. See Comic Sans Is (Generally) Lousy: Letters and Reading Challenges. |
It seems to me the author of that post was making a point against haughty recommendations of Comic Sans to children and the dyslexic, not doubting that anyone in the world could find that font easier to read. I hope that the author's own experience with autism prevents him from passing "you just cannot possibly like this" type of judgments on others.
My best friend is dyslexic and he has set up his computer to use Comic Sans instead of the usual Windows UI font so clearly YMMV.