It just occurred to me that it might be useful to post a sticky or something showing the most frequent requests for type ID with a sample. That might help expedite searches and possibly educate a few newbies.
Typophile
Most Frequent ID Requests
Hey Stephen
Isn’t there a SANS site that can... never mind, just go to HelveticArialAvantGardeFuturaUnivers dot com and that should take care of 85% of the inquiries! The rest are derivatives and unremarkable. Now, Courier and Comic Sans ... there’s a combination : )
Michael
maybe a permanent banner ad for identifont? maybe not...
My guess is just as nobody seems to read the ID forum guidelines nobody would bother to read a banner.
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