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Line 8: == History == {{wikipedia\|Majordomo (software)}} The list was [started in 1996 by Rob Lanphier.<ref>First message to the new EM-list on February 15, 1996: http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/1996-February/065327.html ~~started in 1996] by~~ </ref><ref>Rob Lanphier (is "[[User:RobLa]]" on this wiki)</ref>. ~~During~~It ~~its~~was ~~first~~started ~~few~~as ~~years~~an unofficial spinoff to the "[[ER-list]]", itwhich was onmore concerned about promoting [~~https://eskimo.com~~[Instant-runoff ~~eskimo.com~~voting\|single-winner STV]], ~~and~~than ~~was~~diving ~~originally~~into athe ~~"Majordomo"~~weeds ~~list~~about ~~back~~the in[[Electoral ~~1996~~systems\|theory of electoral systems]]. During its first few years, it was on [https://eskimo.com 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 [[wikipedia:GNU Mailman\|GNU Mailman]]-based mailing list. (<ref>[http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2003-March/074889.html ~~announcement~~<nowiki>[EM] ~~email~~election-methods list move</nowiki>]) -- Rob Lanphier, 2003 March 4</ref>▼ ~~{{wikipedia\|GNU Mailman}}~~ ▲In 2003, the list moved to the newly-formed [[Electorama.com]] website on [[Dreamhost]], and transitioned to becoming a [[wikipedia:GNU Mailman\|GNU Mailman]]-based mailing list. ([http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2003-March/074889.html announcement email]) The list has been continuously active for 24close to 25 years and can be found at: *'''https://electorama.com/em/'''