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Originally Posted by MarkDaMan
because the Houston thread was an obviously biased post intended to be a Portland vs. Houston thread, that isn't allowed.
Posting government statistics is allowed. Here is where you can use judgement about what is appropriate and what isn't. What is lacking, it appears, is common sense on the part of certain forumers.
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Of course we won't mention any names....
That said, I'm not sure that comparing city populations without including metro area stats is really relevant. Some cities (like Tuscon, San Antonio)have very few suburbs, so the city population accounts for almost all of the metro area. Other cities have pops similar to Portland (Wash DC, Boston, SF, Seattle) but their metro areas are much larger than ours. So what is the point exactly of comparing city populations? It's like comparing a Porsche 911 to a Cadillac Escalade because they both have steering wheels.
BTW- Thank you for locking out that Houston thread MDM (or having somebody lock it for you).