Additional Warnings In Author's Note — Tag Meaning
A pointer tag directing readers to chapter notes for content warnings too specific, spoilery, or numerous for the tag field. Conscientious authors use it to warn precisely without spoiling plot turns in the public tag list.
What to Expect From "Additional Warnings In Author's Note" Fics
Expect to check the notes at the top of chapters before reading, especially if you have content sensitivities.
How to find Additional Warnings In Author's Note fics on AO3
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Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
One of AO3's warning options, often abbreviated CNTW or 'chose not to warn.' It means the author is declining to confirm or deny whether any of the four major warnings apply, sometimes to avoid spoilers and sometimes because the content is hard to classify.
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A self-deprecating meta tag from authors who have stared at the freeform field and surrendered. It warns that the tag list may not fully capture the work's contents — and doubles as a small communal joke about AO3's infinite tagging possibilities.
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Named after an Arrested Development gag, this tag means: the warnings are not exaggerating, the dark content is exactly what it says, and the author is exploring it deliberately. It is fandom's strongest 'proceed with full knowledge' label, used on fic whose disturbing elements are the point rather than incidental.
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