Much like Mr. Dadich, I have never—and I mean never—adjusted the text size of any website. And although I appreciate and understand the issue of accessibility and the concern over readability, as a reader I would not consider overriding the graphical decisions made by the designer of a site or author of its content. For me, this issue of type scaling goes beyond an argument of accommodation; it’s a struggle over who has rights to content, the reader or the author.

The font service was created by Jeffrey Veen of Small Batch, Inc. and was in an initial beta period during most of 2009 with the final release occurring in November. Since then, the service has been used prominently by major websites, including the New York Times with its Times Skimmer, and a number of blogs and personal sites.