If you love a website, back it up
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#3Peak rank
2Days on list
313Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
- Points
- 443
- Comments
- 100
- Submitted by
- ingve
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Site
- blog.mistys-internet.website
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Trending history
If you love a website, back it up was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 94 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 10:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 15:07 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #3 | 2 | 94 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest If you love a website, back it up | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Wholeheartedly agree. It's sad to slowly see the bitrot in my own bookmarks, trying to pull up important resources or media from only a few years ago only to hit a 404 or domain placeholder. And many times there is nothing on Archive.org or similar. That ArchiveWeb extension looks excellent for custom captures.…
In 5 years, cloud LLMs may have largely replaced the open Internet as a source of information, with centralized control and ability to rewrite the past. Please, please buy books and keep them in good condition, and please archive websites with important information (assuming it's legal in your jurisdiction). There…
This is timely for me, since a web forum I care about went offline, and I simultaneously discovered the Wayback Machine for whatever reason never crawled most of it. I asked Claude to try to put together a static site of what could be salvaged from various archives and other sources, but as miraculous as what AI can…
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Questions
Is If you love a website, back it up trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 15:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank If you love a website, back it up reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 10:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has If you love a website, back it up been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (94 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
443 points and 100 comments; submitted by ingve on Nov 2, 2026.