RF Cafe
Shares rank 4 of 18 reference websites by recommenders
People recommend RF Cafe for its dense, old-internet reference content and design. One commenter says it is hard to use on mobile.
People recommend RF Cafe for its dense, old-internet reference content and design. One commenter says it is hard to use on mobile.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not 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
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Old-internet design, better than modern sites
“it seems to like a vastly superior design compared to modern websites”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “RF Cafe” “the design itself is heartwarming because it's old internet”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “RF Cafe” Dense, quality content
“I love the information density on that page.”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “RF Cafe” “Quality content still matters.”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “RF Cafe”
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| Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info | 49 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 19 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Animated Knots by Grog | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Ian's Shoelace Site | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| RF CafeThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 1 | — | — |
| OEIS | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's horrible to use on mobile.”
“Not working from Thailand”
“hat off to him for still offering that kind of space”
“This is the site to send someone to who wonders "What was the internet like before Web 2.0"”
“the design itself is heartwarming because it's old internet”
“I love the information density on that page.”
“Quality content still matters.”
“it seems to like a vastly superior design compared to modern websites”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.