This is the Monthly Topic Challenge for May 2026, featuring the topic "Network Parody" (suggested by Jafe).
Throughout May, users are encouraged to post puzzles that fit this theme, as described below.
This announcement has been posted in advance to give everyone time to prepare. If you'd like to participate, be sure to submit your puzzle during May and include a link to this post.
In the meantime, feel free to propose and vote on future challenges!
Have fun, and happy puzzling!
See other Monthly Topic Challenges.
Note
The original suggestion is included below for posterity:
Network Parody
To confuse visitors coming to us from HNQ, title and format your puzzle to look exactly like a normal post from some other site within the Stack Exchange network. Puzzles masquerading as coding problems? Requests for parenting advice? Story identification queries? As long as it's part of Stack Exchange, all is fair game. It should be obvious from reading the question which site you're mimicking – if you have to explain it, it's probably too subtle. The goal is to hide an actual puzzle in the post that has absolutely nothing to do with what the question seems to be about at first glance.
