Hehe, you're not to blame. As Thu pointed out, this was in 2003, when we still used phpBB. The large font is a result of the forum software conversion, so the only one to blame is me who did the conversion. You did the right thing and posted a mod, which is perfectly OK for everyone who needs it, and it's OK as well to post in the thread that requests a feature, telling everybody that it has been accomplished (no matter if it's done using a mod or a core functionality). I'm editing the first posting, removing the extra large font attribute.
Joachim