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The list was started in 1996 by Rob Lanphier.<ref name=":0">First message to the new EM-list on February 15, 1996: http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-February/065327.html</ref><ref>Rob Lanphier is "[[User:RobLa]]" on this wiki</ref>. It was started as an unofficial spinoff to the "[[ER-list]]", which was more concerned about promoting [[Instant-runoff voting|single-winner STV]] than diving into the weeds about the [[Electoral systems|theory of electoral systems]].
The list was started in 1996 by Rob Lanphier.<ref name=":0">First message to the new EM-list on February 15, 1996: http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-February/065327.html</ref><ref>Rob Lanphier is "[[User:RobLa]]" on this wiki</ref> It was started as an unofficial spinoff to the "[[ER-list]]", which was more concerned about promoting [[Instant-runoff voting|single-winner STV]] than diving into the weeds about the [[Electoral systems|theory of electoral systems]].


During its first few years, it was on [https://eskimo.com eskimo.com], and was originally a "Majordomo" list.
During its first few years, it was on [https://eskimo.com eskimo.com], and was originally a "Majordomo" list.
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=== 25th Birthday===
=== 25th Birthday===
:''main article: [[EM25]]''
:''main article: [[EM25]]''
The 25th Birthday of the EM-list happened on Monday, February 15. That's when [[User:RobLa]] sent the first email to the list.<ref name=":0" />
The 25th Birthday of the EM-list happened on Monday, February 15. That's when [[User:RobLa]] sent the first email to the list.<ref name=":0" />


== Notation==
== Notation==
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Over the years, participants on the list developed a notation for describing elections using lower-ASCII characters,<ref>"lower ascii" is vernacular for "ISO 646". More information about ISO 646: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_646</ref> since characters other than lower-ASCII tended to get garbled by mailing list archives and email delivery systems.
Over the years, participants on the list developed a notation for describing elections using lower-ASCII characters,<ref>"lower ascii" is vernacular for "ISO 646". More information about ISO 646: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_646</ref> since characters other than lower-ASCII tended to get garbled by mailing list archives and email delivery systems.


Electoral systems have long been chained using "//" between systems to denote [[composite methods]]. For example, "Smith//Plurality" a system where the candidates are narrowed to the Smith set, followed by the candidate who receives a plurality of first place votes. "Smith//Condorcet" was frequently used to describe methods which allowed any member of Smith set who wins any method that complies with the [[Condorcet winner criterion]].<ref>http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-April/065534.html</ref>
Electoral systems have long been chained using "//" between systems to denote [[composite methods]]. For example, "Smith//Plurality" a system where the candidates are narrowed to the Smith set, followed by the candidate who receives a plurality of first place votes. "Smith//Condorcet" was frequently used to describe methods which allowed any member of Smith set who wins any method that complies with the [[Condorcet winner criterion]].<ref>http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-April/065534.html</ref>


Separately, sets of ranked ballots have frequently expressed using a subset of [[ABIF]] over the years.
Separately, sets of ranked ballots have frequently expressed using a subset of [[ABIF]] over the years.
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