# SDMB URL on Chicago Reader's Homepage **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 7, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085 "2002-12-07T04:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/1 "2002-12-07T04:21:00Z")
[The front page of the Chicago _Reader_](http://www.chireader.com/) has a link to the SDMB, but it’s not the URL I’m familiar with. It’s another one that forwards to [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com): [http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi) I’m just curious, but what the heck is that? Ultimate.cgi? It makes me think of ninjas. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/2 "2002-12-07T04:50:29Z")
Wow… brings back mem’ries… The SDMB used to be powered by “Ultimate BB” software, but was replaced by the current “vBulletin” software a few years ago. (I won’t even try to guess when exactly.) The URL you mentioned is where the board was located with the UBB software. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/3 "2002-12-07T05:10:47Z")
Wasn’t that like, four years ago? I’m fairly sure it was before I registered. They haven’t updated the page since then? I also have to say, I like the new URL much better. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/4 "2002-12-07T13:15:19Z")
The switch to vBulletin was in August of 2000, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/5 "2002-12-07T22:58:29Z")
I’m pretty sure it was afetr I registered, but it may have been before. I don’t know when I registered in relation to when I started lurking. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/6 "2002-12-08T19:22:53Z")
I believe it was May of something, and it certainly wasn’t earlier than 2000, since I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-url-on-chicago-readers-homepage/141085/7 "2002-12-08T19:31:05Z")
Okay, well I’m certainly willing to believe that it happened while I wasn’t paying attention, but it seems like this would be an easy thing to find out, wouldn’t it?