# How do I translate a UUB thread ID into a vB ID?

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**Created:** [June 16, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991 "2001-06-16T01:06:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991/1 "2001-06-16T01:06:40Z")

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In a recent thread someone asked about Phaedrus. For some reason that gave me the urge to go back and read some of the weirdness. However, **every** single Phaedrus thread that I read referred to the “Flat Earth” thread. There were a couple of hyperlinks to it, but they’re in UUB code, which vB won’t accept. (it’s [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000488-16.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000488-16.html) )

I’d really like to read the “Flat Earth” thread now. I’m curious.

Can anyone help me find it?

Thanks!

Fenris

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991/2 "2001-06-16T01:23:33Z")

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Ugh. Remember I said in another thread that prior to switching to VB, I was archiving all the best stuff in GQ with an eye toward doing a purge of the other stuff?

And how the switchover somehow messed up all the archived stuff and now it appears to be gone forever?

Well, **David B** and **Gaudere** were doing the same thing in GD. And they were better at it.

Sorry. I think that one went.

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**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-translate-a-uub-thread-id-into-a-vb-id/68991/3 "2001-06-16T14:29:45Z")

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Yeah, I couldn’t find it either (don’t ask why I was looking 😉 ).

His FORMERAGENT / The Finder stuff is all still there, though. plenty of fun for the kiddies.