# Smiley election timing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-election-timing/166316>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 3, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-election-timing/166316 "2003-04-03T23:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![NardoPolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-election-timing/166316/1 "2003-04-03T23:01:38Z")

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Let’s see… the first smiley election was around May-June of 2002.

The second smiley election was December of 2002.

I have to guess that the next smiley election will be around May-June of 2003?

I just want to replace that :o smiley with something more recognizable and befitting such an otherwise high-quality board such as the Straight Dope. And I don’t want to miss the submission period.

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**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-election-timing/166316/2 "2003-04-04T02:26:11Z")

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You know, that one bugs me too. I always see it and think “why did the poster fall asleep and start snoring there?”