because courier is a font that "translates" to all computers. if you try to go with a more modern looking font, you run the risk of the text being broken on someone else's screen.
i personally do it because sometimes [text] in the subject line doesn't cut it. sometimes we chat in the subject line and the [text] gets left behind, sometimes we go a few days between tagging so it's easy to forget, and sometimes people just don't pay the fuck attention. before i started using a different font, i'd had plenty of people mistake text posts for audio posts.
if you want to do it that way, then that's fine. I hate how courier looks, though, so I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever use it. if that means people are going to mistake my text post for audio posts then I'll just correct them or something.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-06 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)i personally do it because sometimes [text] in the subject line doesn't cut it. sometimes we chat in the subject line and the [text] gets left behind, sometimes we go a few days between tagging so it's easy to forget, and sometimes people just don't pay the fuck attention. before i started using a different font, i'd had plenty of people mistake text posts for audio posts.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 11:03 am (UTC)(link)I fucking love Courier.
Cover yourself in oil and let's go.
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