That's probably because most people don't care one way or the other and skip the whole thing. Anyone who cares enough to frequent a sub about their home town p

That's probably because most people don't care one way or the other and skip the whole thing. Anyone who cares enough to frequent a sub about their home town probably has fairly intense feelings for better or worse. That will naturally lead to strong emotions and clashes. Pretty much Web 2.0 in a nutshell.