Ah, OK.
I'm not exposed to it on a regular basis, but I can see that it would get on your nerves.
( The Hedgehog From Hell, Sat 29 Dec 2007, 20:09, archived)

Their excuse is that it's
"Statistically proven to be the easiest font to read".
Utter bollocks.
"People can make up statistics to prove anything, forty percent of all people know that"
( ClanSoul http://www.clansoul.com/community/, Sat 29 Dec 2007, 20:22, archived)