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I think the AO3's system is a great compromise for people who want content labels, whether readers or writers, and authors who do not want to give away plot points. And your point about the tighter relationships between readers and writers inside fandom is great, as well as the reminder that unlike published work, which becomes fixed in form, authors of fanfic can always go back and tweak tags and category markers as trends change in fandom, or based on feedback from readers.

I treat "Choose Not to Warn" as a great big red flag, because I do have some pretty severe squicks for certain things that fandom loves as kinks. I don't have anything that I would describe as triggering, but there are definitely things I do not want to read and so I appreciate the chance to skip it or ask someone about the content.