Fark
Ranked 8 of 9 news aggregators by recommenders
Recommended as human-curated news with reasonably civil discussion. The most common caveat is that its old-school HTML works poorly on mobile.
Recommended as human-curated news with reasonably civil discussion. The most common caveat is that its old-school HTML works poorly on mobile.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Old-school HTML works poorly on mobile
“its old-school HTML doesn't flow so well on mobile”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Using the internet like it's 1999” Blamed for profit-driven internet trends
“Fark and cracked in about 2007 were peak post development, profit motivated Internet”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “You have reached the end of the internet (2006)” “The /./Fark/Digg format brought us that.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “I don't enjoy the Internet any more” Endless captcha loops reported
“I only get endless captcha loops on it now”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Using the internet like it's 1999”
Other news aggregators people recommend
The four most recommended other news aggregators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground News | 18 | 23 | 44% | 10 | — | — |
| Digg | 17 | 43 | 28% | 11 | — | — |
| Kagi News | 14 | 4 | 78% | 8 | — | Approved |
| techposts.eu | 11 | 4 | 73% | 2 | — | — |
| FarkThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The /./Fark/Digg format brought us that.”
“I only get endless captcha loops on it now”
“looks pretty good on my phone”
“its old-school HTML doesn't flow so well on mobile”
“still aggregating human curated news and hosting reasonably civil discussions”
“Fark and cracked in about 2007 were peak post development, profit motivated Internet”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.