# Nitpicky:  Change in Top Banner Link

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicky-change-in-top-banner-link/364881>\
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**Created:** [July 17, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicky-change-in-top-banner-link/364881 "2006-07-17T17:03:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicky-change-in-top-banner-link/364881/1 "2006-07-17T17:03:26Z")

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In the past, when you would click on the “The Straight Dope” banner on the top of each page on the SDMB, you would be transferred to the [Main SDMB Index Page](http://boards.straightdope.com/). I used to use this to get to the index quickly when I was in the middle of browsing something else.

A few days ago, I noticed that the top banner would transfer you to the [Straight Dope Homepage](http://www.straightdope.com), instead of the SDMB index.

Is this a permanent change? I would prefer to have the top banner link to the SDMB index page, as otherwise I would have to slightly modify my browsing style. It is really no big deal, however.

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**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicky-change-in-top-banner-link/364881/2 "2006-07-17T18:18:43Z")

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There’s a link to Main SDMB Index page right beneath the banner anyway. So I prefer the new way. I could never find the small link to the homepage at the bottom of the pages fast enough.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicky-change-in-top-banner-link/364881/3 "2006-07-18T10:46:04Z")

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> [@Billdo](#):
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> Is this a permanent change? I would prefer to have the top banner link to the SDMB index page, as otherwise I would have to slightly modify my browsing style. It is really no big deal, however.

I agree - while I’m adjusting my browsing style to remember the other link, I’m still at the point where 6 times out of 10 I’ll hit the banner link out of habit and only remember when I end up at the main SD page.  
Not a huge deal, and eventually I’ll get my habits reset so I remember the right link all the time, but if it’s not a permanent change, I won’t work too hard to consciously change that habit. 🙂