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::Thanks for your useful input JohnFromPinckney. :-)

::I already had to fight this issue several times on french wikis. Several users love small text and it's a pain to deal with this issue. That's why I hesitated to bring it up. But since we agree on that it might be worth trying to solve this issue.

::I'd say this is mostly a usability issue. People with weak vision and others are technically able to zoom, so it's not really an accessibility issue. However, ana surprisingly large number of users do not know how to zoom with their browser (Ctrl +/-). And for those who knowsknow, they have to zoom in and out just for these table headers. It's a pain, and it's unnecessary.

::Small text affects readability a lot, and has been thoroughly studied by usability experts: [http://www.laurenscharff.com/research/SWExp.html small text is way harder to read for everyone]. Usability guidelines recommend a default font size of at least 12 points (about 16 pixels, but pixels are evil).

::There is any number of useful resource about readability on the Web. But those three stand out: