n-gate
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 4 parody websites by recommenders
A satirical take on Hacker News that mirrors its tone back with sharp, funny commentary. Posting has stopped, and one critic finds the voice very specific.
A satirical take on Hacker News that mirrors its tone back with sharp, funny commentary. Posting has stopped, and one critic finds the voice very specific.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 17 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Missed since posting stopped
“Makes me miss n-gate dotcom, which hasn't been updated since 2021.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 on Hacker News “There hasn't been since n-gate stopped posting.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Hacker News front page now, but the titles are honest” “Man, I miss n-gate more than ever”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Hackerbrief – Top posts on Hacker News summarized daily” - Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Hacker News front page now, but the titles are honest”
- Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Parody Hacker News (2013)”
- Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it worked better)”
Sharp parody of Hacker News culture
“We lost a mirror in n-gate that was reflecting some of the ugly faces here back at some people that really needed it.”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “Why is Hacker News like that?” “Brings back some of that n-gate vibe”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Hacker News front page now, but the titles are honest” “Still pretty funny tho, ngl.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Hacker News front page now, but the titles are honest” - Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it worked better)”
Worth an hour of reading
“Go spend an hour scrolling n-gate.com if you really want to know what's needed.”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Hacker Atlas - A map of what Hacker News talks about” “I found it very interesting and it was a rabbit hole I wanted to go down.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Cloudflare Drop”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Very specific voice and take
“It is good, but it's a very specific voice and take.”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Hacker News: Savage Edition”
Other parody websites people recommend
The three most recommended other parody websites, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallucinopedia | 44 | 18 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
| n-gateThis page | 17 | 1 | 94% | 6 | — | Approved |
| MoreWrong | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Fakeipedia | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Go spend an hour scrolling n-gate.com if you really want to know what's needed.”
“We lost a mirror in n-gate that was reflecting some of the ugly faces here back at some people that really needed it.”
“That's just sassy AI style - a horrible read.”
“I still miss n-gate so much.”
“I found it very interesting and it was a rabbit hole I wanted to go down.”
“Makes me miss n-gate dotcom, which hasn't been updated since 2021.”
“Man, I miss n-gate more than ever”
“I would have appreciated a sarcastic summary like”
“It is good, but it's a very specific voice and take.”
“make me miss N-Gate so bad”
“Brings back some of that n-gate vibe”
“Still pretty funny tho, ngl.”
“There hasn't been since n-gate stopped posting.”
“I miss n-gate’s webshit weekly.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.