Frequently Asked Questions

• 1 About Fark
  • 1.1 What is Fark?
  • 1.2 What is TotalFark?
  • 1.3 What is BareFark?
  • 1.4 What is OhFark?
  • 1.5 What are FarkUnits?
  • 1.6 What is the Fark SwearJar?
  • 1.7 Fark, the Book
• 2 Fark Services
  • 2.1 What is the Fark Email Notification service?
  • 2.2 What is the Fark NotNewsletter?
  • 2.3 What is a Fark Preferred Partner?
• 3 Quick Answers
  • 3.1 How do I Farkback? (i.e., how do I contact someone at Fark?)
  • 3.2 I want to create an account
  • 3.3 I lost my Farking password.
  • 3.4 I want to submit a link.
  • 3.5 I submitted a link and I don't see it on Fark's main page.
  • 3.6 I want to buy a banner ad.
  • 3.7 I want to know what's OK to post and what isn't.
  • 3.8 I want to post images and links in my comments.
  • 3.9 I want to post a Photoshop.
  • 3.10 I want to post my Farktography entry.
  • 3.11 I want to sign up for TotalFark.
  • 3.12 I'm short on beer money and have to cancel my TotalFark subscription.
  • 3.13 I can't post a comment.
  • 3.14 I tried clicking on comments for a link and it said it was for TotalFarkers only.
  • 3.15 I can't log in to TotalFark.
  • 3.16 Does Fark have an RSS feed?
  • 3.17 How do I search for old Fark articles?
  • 3.18 I don't like my login anymore and want it changed/deleted.
  • 3.19 How can I get Fark's links to my site to say something other than just "Some Guy"?
  • 3.20 I want to submit a source icon for my website.
  • 3.21 Fark looks weird in my browser.
  • 3.22 Why is there a red horizontal line above certain posts, especially my own?
  • 3.23 Where did the HTML assistant buttons for posting comments disappear to?
  • 3.24 Why can I only submit some New York Times articles and not others?
  • 3.25 I want to ask a question that's not on this list.
  • 3.26 Does Drew have a contingency plan for Fark in the event of zombies?
  • 3.27 Is there a Fark app for iOS/Android?
  • 3.28 Why do I see a thread split into multiple pages, even when I have pagination turned off?
  • 3.29 How can I help track down a bad ad?
  • 3.30 How are you complying with GDPR with regards to advertising?
  • 3.31 What's the difference between a moderator and an admin?
  • 3.32 Why are you asking me to allow ads on Fark in my adblocker?
  • 3.33 How do I use the Favorite Links feature?
  • 3.34 How do I highlight (favorite) or hide (ignore) posts from specific users?
  • 3.35 How do I report a problem with a comment or a link?
  • 3.36 How do I report a bug or a security issue?
  • 3.37 My browser says that my password was compromised. What gives?
• 4 Posting Rules - The Basics
  • 4.1 COVID-19 comments
  • 4.2 Fark Philosophy
  • 4.3 The Farking Rules
  • 4.4 Moderation
• 5 Posting Rules - Expanded
  • 5.1 The Full Fark Posting Rules: Everything and the Kitchen Sink (but seriously, read these if you have any questions)
• 6 Hey! on Fark.com iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch app
  • 6.1 Where do I get the Hey! on Fark.com app?
  • 6.2 What devices will the app work on?
  • 6.3 What about an app for Android?
  • 6.4 How do I submit directly to Fark from mobile Safari?
  • 6.5 How do I use Fark Stickers in Messages?
  • 6.6 I don't want notifications to wake me up. How do I tell it to shut up?
  • 6.7 I'm traveling. Will my Snooze settings know I'm in a different timezone?
  • 6.8 It's Daylight Savings Time! Will my Snooze settings know?
  • 6.9 I just got notified for a keyword trigger, but those words aren't in the headline!
  • 6.10 There was a story on Fark that should have sent me a notification, but didn't. What gives?
  • 6.11 I just got a screen that said "Couldn't load news item. (The request timed out.)". What does that mean?
  • 6.12 My triggers get synced between my iPhone and iPad. Why don't my Snooze settings and my Sound get synced?
  • 6.13 Whose voice is that on the sounds?
  • 6.14 What's on deck for future versions?
  • 6.15 I have a great idea for the app! What's the best way to tell you about it?
  • 6.16 Where do I report a bug?
  • 6.17 What's this I hear about an Easter Egg?
• 7 TotalFark and BareFark Questions
  • 7.1 Where do I sign up for TotalFark?
  • 7.2 Where do I sign up for BareFark?
  • 7.3 I'm short on beer money and have to cancel my TotalFark or BareFark subscription.
  • 7.4 My TotalFark or BareFark is about to expire. Where do I go to renew?
  • 7.5 I want to change my subscription (payment method, subscription length, etc). How do I do that?
  • 7.6 PayPal isn't accepting my payment.
  • 7.7 What do the different colored headline on the TotalFark pages mean?
  • 7.8 Why don't I see some greenlit articles on the main Fark.com page?
  • 7.9 How does Link Voting work?
  • 7.10 Why did I get a cancellation notice when I didn't really cancel?
  • 7.11 I think someone bought a TotalFark/BareFark subscription for me (sponsored me). How do I find out who?
  • 7.12 Someone sponsored me for TotalFark/BareFark, but I don't want it. Can you refund my sponsor?
  • 7.13 Can I transfer my subscription to a different Fark account?
  • 7.14 What were Farks2Give?
  • 7.15 What were TotalFark Gift Subscriptions?
• 8 Tech Questions
  • 8.1 Fark looks weird on my computer.
  • 8.2 Fark Mobile looks really weird on my device - what do I do?
  • 8.3 I'm getting "Certificate expired" errors when visiting Fark, starting on September 30, 2021
  • 8.4 My firewall is registering hits from Fark. What's happening?
  • 8.5 What platform do you run all this on?
  • 8.6 Is Fark reachable via IPv6?
  • 8.7 Recent browsers are warning about pages not using HTTPS (SSL). When is Fark going to turn SSL on?
  • 8.8 Why do links to external sites use Javascript-based redirects now?
  • 8.9 I get "You need to enter a comment!" when attempting to post comments.
  • 8.10 Comment quoting and voting doesn't work reliably for me.
  • 8.11 I changed my password but Fark keeps telling me "Login Failed", even though I KNOW I'm using the right password
• 9 Submitting Links
• 10 Basic Farking HTML
  • 10.1 A short HTML reference
  • 10.2 HTML assistant buttons
  • 10.3 Uploading images instead of linking them
• 11 Photoshop Contests
  • 11.1 How do I enter Photoshop contests?
  • 11.2 File sizes
• 12 Farktography Contests
  • 12.1 How do I enter Farktography contests?
    • 12.1.1 Here's what you need:
    • 12.1.2 Here are some things you don't necessarily need, but possessing them can be an advantage:
    • 12.1.3 Now that you're ready to begin, here's the 10 Step list:
  • 12.2 What are acceptable and unacceptable modifications?
    • 12.2.1 General Photographic Guidelines (The number of the counting shall be 3):
    • 12.2.2 Unacceptable Modifications (These are right out):
• 13 Farkisms
  • 13.1 Tastes like chicken
  • 13.2 France Surrenders
  • 13.3 Study: after years of research scientists come up with obvious conclusion
  • 13.4 "First Post" time warp
  • 13.5 Ugly-ass baby animals
  • 13.6 Wheaton
  • 13.7 "Killing" kittens
  • 13.8 Hollywood is out of ideas
  • 13.9 Duke sucks
  • 13.10 Still no cure for cancer
  • 13.11 Asshat
  • 13.12 Your dog wants steak
  • 13.13 Here comes the science
  • 13.14 Sharp knees
  • 13.15 Ric Romero
  • 13.16 EVERYBODY PANIC!
  • 13.17 No, you can't have a ________. Not yours.
  • 13.18 LGN / DIT
  • 13.19 DIAF
  • 13.20 Farked ™
  • 13.21 TLA'a and other stuff
• 14 Information for Advertisers
  • 14.1 Banner Ads
  • 14.2 Fark Classifieds
  • 14.3 Media Inquiries
• 15 Categories/Forums/Sections
  • 15.1 The Forums
  • 15.2 The Categories
  • 15.3 Additional Categories
• 16 Legal Stuff
  • 16.1 Fark's Legal and Privacy Statement
    • 16.1.1 Terms Of Service
    • 16.1.2 Copyright Notice
    • 16.1.3 Fark logos and trademarks
    • 16.1.4 Fark's Privacy Policy
    • 16.1.5 Third Party Notices
• 17 Opportunities For Contribution
• 18 Random Stuff
• 19 Did you Farking know?