----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Huntsville Forbes #8 Best Place 2004
> On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 08:47:08AM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > > I found it interesting that the most leftist city that I'm familiar > > with, Madison WI, is listed number 1. Its interesting to compare this > > to the discussion of the need to set a healthy, conservative climate > > to attract business. > > I've always found those best places surveys amusing but useless, because > of the noise. If you follow the cities from year to year, their ranking > jumps around wildly. I suspect the ratings are meaningless, but even if > they do really change that fast because of actual city changes, it is > still mostly useless unless you plan to move every year... I've been following them too, for a number of years, and Madison, more often than not, has been a top 10 city. If you want to argue 1 vs. 8 being kinda random, I think that is reasonable. But, there is a reason one sees Madison regularly show up, and Texarkana not show up on that list. Dan M. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
