List members,

Since Dan Lowenstein and I started this list in the late 1990s, the list has grown to include over 240 law professors, political scientists and other social scientists, government officials, activists, and others. Historically, the amount of list messages has ebbed and flowed with developments in election law or a particular thread (as an aside, we used to have many more discussions on election law pedagogy---something I would welcome again).

In recent months, particularly since I started my web log, I think traffic has increased to the list. Dan and I were wondering if list members had thoughts about the amount and type of content in list messages. I have tried to be judicious and not post everything here that is on my blog---for example, I have been blogging extensively about judicial confirmation controversies, something not particularly germane to the list.  But I still am concerned that the amount of traffic is too high.  One thing I could do is to try to send all or most news items (news articles, reports of symposia, etc.) in a single message in a day. Someone who wished to respond to an item there might start a new thread on that topic.  (I would continue to send breaking election law news separately.)  Would list members prefer that I do so? Do people like the status quo? Do list members have other thoughts about postings on the list---the good, the bad, and the ugly? Please feel free to reply to the list with your thoughts.  If you prefer, you can reply privately to Dan Lowenstein (lowenste@law.ucla.edu) and me.

Rick