Quote Originally Posted by Lowell View Post
This question has surfaced several times over the life of this forum and my response will be the same as before.

Actually count the number of negative threads and posts and you will find that they comprise less than 10% of the total, probably less. They will be far outnumbered by the number positive posts, those about history, current happenings, Detroit minutiae, etc. Yet somehow the negative ones seem to be magnified.

"Ten thousand planes landing safely every day is not news."
Yep I believe that, and also the fact that if you counted expat comments about the city, you will find a lot of wannabe detroiters vs detractors. And you could call the ambivalent ones Detroit Tractors!