目前，人们普遍把信访量的大小作为评价一级政府或一个部门、单位信访工作优劣的一个尺度。根据笔者的观察、分析，若用这种方法去评价信访工作的某些方面，例如评价处理集体上访、社会影响重大的信访是较为合适的，若将其做为评价整体信访工作的一个尺度，则至少有两大消极因 At present, people generally regard the size of the petition as a yardstick to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of petition work by a government or a department or unit. According to the author’s observation and analysis, if this method is used to evaluate certain aspects of the petition work, for example, evaluating and handling the collective petitions, the petitions with a great social impact are more appropriate. If they are used as a yardstick for evaluating the overall petition work, There are at least two negative causes