I agree that Verdana is pretty boring, but it's friendly. It won the award for being the most readable or some shit, so it wins the accessibility award. It's also ubiquitous. I'm not normally for Arial/Helvetica, but actually maybe for a poker forum with cold, rational discussions it's not such a bad idea. It might also reduce the number of irrational flamewars and such though, which is certainly bad for entertainment value. I do really have an above-average interest and knowledge of fonts, and have considered typography a field that I might in an alternate universe pursue professionally. Most people don't notice fonts.