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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Overrated is relative to the absolute nature of the 'rating.'  I.e., hard for a crappy neighborhood to be 'overrated' because it's not rated highly to begin.  On the other hand, Georgetown, which is a beautiful area and loved by people that like historic architecture (and are tolerant of row homes ... many are not), has a very high absolute 'rating' and as such is more prone to assertions that it is 'overrated.'  I.e., it's actual appeal to many is far less than its reputation.  [/quote]

You're contradicting yourself, and in doing so making my point.

Gtown having a "very high absolute rating" implies that Gtown is liked by many. You then say it's overrated and that its "actual appeal to many is far less than its reputation," as if this is some wisdom beyond impeachment. It's not.

If you're trying to say that "for every generally well-regarded area, there are always many people who don't like that area," then we agree. But this is content without substance. 
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Wrong.

Assume a widget has a "rating" of 10 as measured by some arbiter of widget quality (the reputation maker) but the totality of potential buyers think that widget is really only an 8, as compared to other widgets.  On the other hand a different widget has a rating of 5 by the same arbiter, while the market of potential buyers thinks it's actually a 4.  In this case, the first widget - the 10, but really an 8 - is MORE OVERRATED (see: post title) than the second widget.

The degree of "over"rating is relative to the absolute value.  No doubt that Georgetown is liked by many ... many more than like lots of other areas ... but if every potential DC buyer were asked whether they believed Georgetown's actual attraction justifies the hype (from e.g., national reputation), those buyers probably would say no.  As such, Georgetown is a legitimate candidate for the "most overrated area."[/quote]

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