Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 946 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:40 pm: | |
Is it possible to identify those Forum members who live in Detroit? Perhaps have their screename in a different color? Reason for the request: many topics spin off into city/suburb battles. For example, when I read a post which states what actions Detroit must take to attract folks, business, 'cool people', etc, I always wonder if they live in the city. I am occasionally surprised to find that the most ardent Detroit supporters don't live in the city, or in the state...it's really odd to me that folks who haven't ever lived in Detroit adopt it, kinda like 'adopt a highway' I guess. I give greater weight to opinions about Detroit, its crime, beauty, taxes, whatever, when the opinion comes from somebody who actually resides in the city. I understand that many folks love Detroit, but love comes in many shades...some love it from a distance, others for what is was, some for what they hope it will become, still others love Detroit because they don't live there anymore. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 2990 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:48 pm: | |
"Reason for the request: many topics spin off into city/suburb battles." I would expect a lot more of that if your suggestion was implemented. |
Perfectgentleman Member Username: Perfectgentleman
Post Number: 3516 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:51 pm: | |
I think it is already pretty obvious as to who lives where most of the time, most of us make no secret of it. |
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe
Post Number: 792 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:52 pm: | |
Sounds like that bit from Catcher in the Rye. Catholics are always trying to find out if you're Catholic. It might not make a difference in how they treat you, but they want to know. (Paraphrasing, as I can't dig out my well-worn copy right now) |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 1496 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:54 pm: | |
All you suburbanites look alike to me... |
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus
Post Number: 2356 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | |
Yeah, a pretty pointless suggestion, especially considering the fact that the board does not exist simply to discuss only good things limited to the city of Detroit...the board is about discussing the issues facing the entire region... |
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa
Post Number: 976 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:00 pm: | |
While we are at it, why not place arm bands on certain groups.... |
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge
Post Number: 226 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:01 pm: | |
i wouldn't mind some kind of option to make a profile for yourself, add a photo. At the very least, make the names BIGGER FONT. |
Danny Member Username: Danny
Post Number: 6656 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:01 pm: | |
Let's keep our identity a secret in this forum for NATIONAL UNSECURITY reasons. We don't want BIG BROTHER find out about our plans to change this nation. |
Crew Member Username: Crew
Post Number: 1373 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:04 pm: | |
I red maple leaf next to the Canadians' screen names might be cute. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5478 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:05 pm: | |
Where one resides actually means very little on this forum on how much someone cares about the city, nor on what weight their thoughts or ideas should provide. So I'm against that idea from the get go. To somehow give value to a location as to how important ones ideas are makes little sense. Should the folks living downtown be given greater weight than those living in the neighborhoods? Should the folks living in the inner burbs be given greater weight than those living in the outer burbs? Should out of state residents (who thru economic reasons) no longer live here be given lesser value to their forum input? I live in St. Clair Shores, and yet I've lived in Detroit for 30 years before that. I still love the city, and do volunteer work to help make it a better place. Lowell also no longer lives in Detroit, so does that actually make this a Farmington forum?? |
Perfectgentleman Member Username: Perfectgentleman
Post Number: 3518 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:07 pm: | |
Lowell doesn't live in Detroit? I admit I never would have imagined that. |
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve
Post Number: 200 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:07 pm: | |
I admit, it can be quite hard sometimes to decipher who is on what side. With all the sarcasm, semantics, quoting and $50 words being thrown around, it can be quite too much at times. I like the armbands idea. LOL |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 1463 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:13 pm: | |
http://www.uulongview.com/serm ons/bellies_with_stars.html |
Elimarr Member Username: Elimarr
Post Number: 14 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:21 pm: | |
"Is it possible to identify those Forum members who live in Detroit? Perhaps have their screename in a different color?" WHAT color? Would that idea be to make some comments more valid than others based on where they live? Then what? Colors for educational background or heritage? I like it the way it is: one person, one opinion. |
Oakmangirl Member Username: Oakmangirl
Post Number: 498 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:21 pm: | |
Most perfect, 1953! "Yooks are not Zooks, Keep Your Butter Side Up!" If we can't even upload avatars, how in the world is Lowell electronically going to confirm bona-fide city addresses? |
Alsodave Member Username: Alsodave
Post Number: 792 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:35 pm: | |
We'd need a separate designation for those who live in Detroit but claim a suburban address for insurance purposes. |
Doctors Member Username: Doctors
Post Number: 724 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:42 pm: | |
Please lowell, no stupid pictures next to people's names. And no lame quotes that you have to read over and over again every-time someone posts a message. BTW, I am opposed Jimg's suggestion. This is just more division, of which we need less of. |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 3449 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:51 pm: | |
quote:I am occasionally surprised to find that the most ardent Detroit supporters don't live in the city, or in the state ... Is that true? That's pretty encouraging in a way. It shows Detroit is still loved. Awwww.
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Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 4211 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 1:52 pm: | |
JimG, as much as I greatly respect your great input to this forum and to the SDF, what Gistok said applies here, "Where one resides actually means very little on this forum as how much someone cares about the city, nor on what weight their thoughts or ideas should provide." This forum is about the international family of communities that comprise metropolis commonly referred to as Detroit or greater Detroit and the issues, challenges and promises that carries with it. To identify who does and doesn't live within one of those communities is not possible because it would be impossible to prove definitely where anyone lives without outing their identity. DetrotiYES never has nor will divulge any information about forum members supplied to us supplied during registration -- besides we would have no way of knowing if it is true. If anyone wishes to out themselves and if anyone else wishes to believe that what they say to be true, that is up to those people. Ditto for the gender, ethnicity or anything else they wish to add. For my part, I have chosen not to conceal my identity or location. I have lived in the CofD for about two years total on different occasions, Highland Park twenty-seven, Farmington eight and many other places outside of Michigan and the USA for the rest. BTW, this thread has been moved here into connections as it involves discussion about the forum, not the topic of Detroit per se. Regarding the suggestion of enabling profiles on this forum with cute little pictures and more, that is possible but deliberately disabled. Trust me, there is enough to do and so many support requests with the simplified version we have that we are not about to take on another load problems for this unpaid task. One has to rely on words and pictures alone to carry their points across. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1987 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 5:48 pm: | |
there are no stars on thars |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 947 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 10:26 pm: | |
Thanks for the thoughtful responses, Gistok, Oakmangirl, Lowell and others. My suggestion wasn't meant to encourage separation; I too try and improve the City "in my own sweet way", tho I haven't lived there for decades. |
Ravine Member Username: Ravine
Post Number: 1405 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 11:04 pm: | |
I'm going to take five, to ponder what kind of sly musical reference Jimg may have thrown in there. If I find one, Jimg gets a Time Out, as punishment, as well as having to go out in the back and pick up sticks. |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 948 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 12:23 pm: | |
haha...all I can say is so what... |
Ravine Member Username: Ravine
Post Number: 1406 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 2:18 pm: | |
I was thinking about ways to continue this exchange, but we could end up sounding like that stupid crap that Ralph J. Gleason wrote, as liner notes, all over the back of Sorceror. I don't think either one of us wants THAT. Good job, though, keeping inside the 1959 vein travelled with my volley, Jim. |
Ptero Member Username: Ptero
Post Number: 138 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 12:24 am: | |
Interesting thread though I completely agree w/Lowell on this. It could/would introduce further division than is already present. The 'global' SE Michigan has a lot that holds it together AND plenty that needs a lot of work. Personally, I also appreciate Lowell's KISS attitude (Keep It Simple Stupid - and no, no one is stupid, it's just a phrase) regarding bells and whistles. For dial up types, I can't be the only one, the simplicity makes this forum usable and approachable. I can't view or participate in others that have all the snazzy things enabled. Flash and youtube? Homey don't play 'dat! |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 243 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 7:27 pm: | |
I agree with Ptero on everything. This is an interesting thread. Last I heard, this site was worth almost $6,000 dollars. Apparently, Lowell knows what he's doing. I get your point. However, you must udnerstand that Detroiters live here at heart. They just don't want to deal with the shit it's citizens and government are dishing out at them. Their families and lives come first. However, no one weants their home (birthplace, residence, long life of presence) to fall to pieces. That's why Lowell welcomes anyone on the site (the good and bad even), so we can get different prespectives on what's happening and how they feel about it. (Message edited by Detroitrise on October 13, 2007) |
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2
Post Number: 399 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 12:33 am: | |
6,000 dollars, where did that come from |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 262 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 10:09 am: | |
It was a thread about how much this site is worth in this section a while back. I believe it was 6,000 dollars, although I'm not 100% sure. I know this site is pretty valuable though and Lowell is doing a great job with it. |
Masterblaster Member Username: Masterblaster
Post Number: 96 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 6:10 pm: | |
The problem with Southeastern Michigan has been the exodus from the City of Detroit. So those who have left have contributed to this PROBLEM, even if the contribution is unintentional, even if it is minute in impact. There would be no Fabulous Ruins if SO MANY people with money and values had not left. I can very much appreciate those people who have WILLINGLY decided to live/stay in the city of Detroit, as they have to deal with higher rates of taxes and insurance. They have to deal with race-baiting politicians, who seem to have no vision, do not employ out-of-the-box thinking, and engage in rampant nepotism. They have to deal with an often unresponsive police force. They have a much higher possibility of residing next to drug dealers, hearing gunshots at night, having their house broken into - (all things that I have experienced living in Detroit). And the list goes on - streetlights that don't work, lack of retail options, and on and on. So I give it up to all those who willingly live in this city, knowing all that they have to sacrifice in order to do so, because they believe that this city can work, and they WALK the WALK. Finally, GISTOK stated this: "To somehow give value to a location as to how important ones ideas are makes little sense." Then why not open eligibility for Detroit City Council and Mayor to anybody in the USA, since where they live doesn't matter?? Aren't many people on this forum arguing for Detroit to return to a ward system, so that particular areas of this city could be represented by a councilperson/aldermen who lives in that area and who theoretically knows what that community needs?? But your statement would seem to contradict such a notion. |