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Peterson has always had a penchant for giving out awards since at least his time at Berkeley. The idea began in 2006 upon the successful conclusion of the First Language Creation Conference. In it he decided to present Doug Ball, who had been the only presenter not to exceed the alotted time for his talk, with the humorously named "Thank You For Following the Rules" award. Shortly thereafter he decided to create an award for conlangs, as a pat on the back. | Peterson has always had a penchant for giving out awards since at least his time at Berkeley. The idea began in 2006 upon the successful conclusion of the First Language Creation Conference. In it he decided to present Doug Ball, who had been the only presenter not to exceed the alotted time for his talk, with the humorously named "Thank You For Following the Rules" award. Shortly thereafter he decided to create an award for conlangs, as a pat on the back. | ||
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The first official Smiley Award was announced on the first Monday of June in 2006. Although the intention was to present the award every year on the first Monday of June, unanticipated events made the date less definite. As of approximately 2011 it is stated that: "''the Smiley award will be given out some time during the calendar year in which it's supposed to be awarded''".<ref name= "smiley home"/> | The first official Smiley Award was announced on the first Monday of June in 2006. Although the intention was to present the award every year on the first Monday of June, unanticipated events made the date less definite. As of approximately 2011 it is stated that: "''the Smiley award will be given out some time during the calendar year in which it's supposed to be awarded''".<ref name= "smiley home"/> | ||