Talk:Comic Sans

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I can't help but get the feeling that a lot of people hate this font just because it's Microsoft-y. (yeah, I know...) Some people need to get a grip.

someone interested in starting a petition against comic sans to always ban this font from planet earth? contact me, --Abdull 16:58, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm not really the petition-signing type, but I'm with you in spirit. Rhobite 18:03, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

the "Sample of the Comic Sans typeface" does not work here.. the font called "Comic Sans MS" here, not "Comis Sans" .. -- 219.77.34.79 03:49, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

People can type in whatever font they want. It's a free Internet, and that petition is ruining Internet freedom.--72.49.52.246 21:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Shiny, happy euros

Regarding the euro paragraph and the revert: how is this OR? It's an accurate description of what's in the font. See page two of this thread [1] for a discussion. Dyfsunctional 18:39, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Well, you were the person who brought it up over there, so it's still arguably original research . . . but I see you got several people to agree with you. :) It is an interesting tidbit. It would be nice if we could integrate it more smoothly into the text. Perhaps as support for Connare's claim that the typeface was designed for children's software? (In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm one of those Wiki editors who dislikes "Trivia" sections on instinct . . . .) —BrianSmithson 13:11, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
I can't seem to reproduce the "Happy Eye Euro" in Microsoft Word XP? What gives? :D 66.91.193.112 12:50, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
I can reproduce the cuddly €-sign on a mac running Mac OS X 10.4, I've Image:Comic Sans Euro.pdf a PDF depicting it. Danchr 23:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parent typefaces category

Please see Category talk:Typefaces#Should typefaces go in parent category?. I'd like to get this settled one way or the other. —Chowbok 00:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Hyphens vs. em dashes

As somebody once told me: don't change em dashes to hyphens (or vice versa). This contravenes the guidance given in Wikipedia:Manual of style (dashes):

In the interests of Wikipedia:Wikilove, editors are encouraged to be accepting of others' dash preferences and not to modify a chosen style arbitrarily in the same way as they would refrain from arbitrarily changing "artefact" to "artifact" (or vice versa). The following five dash styles are currently in use on Wikipedia. Please do not change them to reflect your preference.

—Chowbok 21:54, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Actually, if you read the guide carefully, you'll notice that it's about en-dashes and em-dashes. The reason is that there's an en-dash camp and an em-dash camp and they strongly disagree with no resolution in sight. The rule of leaving en-dashes as en-dashes and em-dashes as em-dashes keeps the peace. Shinobu 20:12, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Benefits of Comic Sans MS?

My future father-in-law works in Adult Education here in the UK. He claims that students with learning difficulties (I don't know what kind of learning difficulties) find Comic Sans MS to be the easiest font to read both in print and on-screen.

I have briefly searched for some kind of official source about this and came up with this. The second paragraph of the section titled "Comic Sans" refers to a UK study of people with dyslexia.

I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts on this as an argument against an outright ban, though I take the point on the above link regarding the focus of the research.

--Umnumshibai 00:19, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, it's a good counterpoint to the assertion that the font is "poorly designed". Perhaps there should be a "praise" section as well as a "criticism" section? 217.155.20.163 21:21, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Still appears to be anecdotal. This is an area where it is extremely difficult to say what is happening, and why it appears this cohort responds to Comic Sans. CApitol3 22:05, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Have included link to documents from DFES that this font is often used and that it is "commonly preferred by learners" - no explanation why as of yet —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pysproblem (talk • contribs) 14:12, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I work in Adult Education in the UK, Comic Sans is suggested for use with learners as it is a font which resembles basic handwriting and is clear to read. There don't seem to be many fonts which render 'a' in a similar way to handwriting. I use it with beginner readers and writers who often are not familiar with the concept of writing, or at least are unable to write in their first language. Typed text can create extra problems at this intial stage. Consider the form of Ilford in Arial (I work in East London, it comes up a lot!) -pysproblem

I definitely think there should be a benefits of Comic Sans section that talks about the literacy benefits. Comic Sans is the most widespread font I've found that mimics handwriting. In particular, the "a" and "g" are in simpler handwritten style as opposed to the corresponding letters in Times New Roman. Some other fonts also have the easy-to-read "a" and "g", such as Century Gothic and Bauhaus 93, but they don't put serifs on the capital "I", so it can be confused with lower-case "l". In addition to a benefits of Comic Sans section, we should create a "Literacy Fonts" page that focuses on English fonts that are easiest for those learning to read. --Showeropera (talk) 04:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Antu Comic Sans Movement?!?!?

It's a font, people can't "misuse" a font, you can write it in whatever you want. Grk1011 (talk) 23:25, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't say it's a crime to 'misuse' Comic Sans, just to 'use' it. Vigimael (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "... they need to get a life."

Is this grammatically correct?