EM-list archive
This is information about the mailing list archives for the "EM-list" (the "election-methods" mailing list).
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The list has long been intended a place for the discussion of the nitty-gritty details of single-winner election reform, the relative merits of different proportional representation systems, and the technical underpinnings of all election methods. "election-methods-list" discussions tend to be technical in nature (or at least, very laden with jargon), with the ultimate goal of providing recommendations and educational material to the electoral reform movement.
History[edit | edit source]
On February 15, 2021, the election-methods mailing list (the "EM-list") is celebrating its 25th birthday!!! The EM-list is a mailing list that was started in 1996 and continues to host discussions with electoral system experts and activists.[1] User:RobLa jumped the gun when he sent the "Happy Birthday" note to the mailing list.[2]
The list was started in 1996 by Rob Lanphier.[3]. Rob Lanphier is "User:RobLa" on this wiki. It was started as an unofficial spinoff to the "ER-list", which was more concerned about promoting single-winner STV than diving into the weeds about the theory of electoral systems.
1996[edit | edit source]
See EM25 to see the first message that was sent (on February 15, 1996).[4] See the following links for other messages:
- February:
- By Thread)
- By Subject
- By Author
- By Date
- 1996-February.txt.gz -- gzipped plain-text archive.
See the rest of the 1996 archive here: https://electorama.com/em/archive.html#1996
February 1996[edit | edit source]
- New "election-methods" list (anchor=65327) - Rob Lanphier
- use of "who" inquiry (anchor=65328) - Rob Lanphier
- STV ballot question (anchor=65329) - Ed Still
- Message from Jim Lindsay (anchor=65330) - Rob Lanphier
- STV ballot question (anchor=98092) - Rob Lanphier
- closed/open list hybrids? (anchor=65331) - Steve Eppley
- closed/open list hybrids? (anchor=98094) - Rob Lanphier
- [ER Nader poopoos prop rep?! (fwd)] (anchor=65335) - Rob Lanphier
- ER/EM FAQs (anchor=65336) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- ER/EM FAQs (anchor=98097) - Steve Eppley
- Voting Paradoxes (anchor=65338) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=65339) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=98100) - Rob Lanphier
- ER/EM FAQs (anchor=98101) - Rob Lanphier
- CVD home page (anchor=65343) - Ed Still
- What is PR? (anchor=65344) - Steve Eppley
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=65345) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=98105) - Rob Lanphier
- CVD home page (anchor=98106) - Rob Lanphier
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=98107) - Mike Ossipoff
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=98108) - Mike Ossipoff
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=98109) - Matthew Shugart
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=98110) - Rob Lanphier
- New Hypermail Archive (anchor=65352) - Rob Lanphier
- ">No subject {{{title}}} (anchor=65353) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- MSC reply (anchor=65354) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- MSC reply (anchor=98114) - Rob Lanphier
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=98115) - Lucien Saumur
- MSC reply (anchor=98116) - Mike Ossipoff
- Multiple Same Choices (anchor=98117) - Steve Eppley
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=98118) - Steve Eppley
- Defects in various election systems (anchor=98122) - Matthew Shugart
- (Fwd) {SW} Outline-driven group writing (anchor=65360) - Steve Eppley
- (Fwd) Re: {SWC} Outline-driven group writing (anchor=65361) - Steve Eppley
- Messages of Single-Winner Committee available (anchor=65362) - Steve Eppley
- Hitler-Stalin-Middle Example Again (anchor=65364) - DEMOREP1 at aol.com
- ↑ https://electorama.com/em/
- ↑ http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2021-February/002713.html
- ↑ First message to the new EM-list on February 15, 1996: http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-February/065327.html
- ↑ {{subst:Template:A-LINK|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com//1996-February/065327.html%7Ctitle=New "election-methods" list|anchor=65327|author=Rob Lanphier}}
- ↑ [EM] election-methods list move -- Rob Lanphier, 2003 March 4
Later history[edit | edit source]
During its first few years, "election-methods" it was on "eskimo.com", and was originally a "Majordomo" list. In 2003, the list moved to the newly-formed Electorama.com website on Dreamhost, and transitioned to becoming a GNU Mailman-based mailing list.[5] EM-list remains hosted on Dreamhost, but the old "Electowiki" wiki, hosted on Dreamhost was copied the Miraheze infrastructure in 2018 and rebranded "electowiki" (with a lowercase "e"). The old "Electowiki" wiki is still running to serve up history of articles written prior to 2018.
Future[edit | edit source]
Who knows?