AO3 question

[ratcreature]

In the AO3 bookmark system, if the story gets deleted, would comments in my bookmark stay? I'm considering whether I shouldn't start to copy title/author/fandom into the comment field, so I'd at least know what story vanished.

I get really annoyed at seeing deleted stories in my bookmarks (any bookmarks really, but especially my own) without even knowing what they were, and no way to reconstruct what's gone. Having to add a comment would be slightly inconvenient (in part I use the AO3 bookmarks because it's just one on site click when I can't be bothered to properly tag on my Pinboard) and it would look a bit redundant as long as the bookmark is intact, but it might be worth it to avoid potential future aggravation.

Comments

[sholio]

I wonder if it might almost be MORE annoying to know which story was there once it's gone. I hate having them disappear, too, but I also hate coming across dead links/descriptions of stories and vids that are no longer online and KNOWING this thing used to be here that was exactly what I wanted in this fandom and now it's gone, waaahhhh. At least dead bookmark links are just a mystery ...

But I rarely put anything in the comment field, so I don't know if it stays, I'm afraid. You could ask AO3 support, maybe?

[ratcreature]

Normally I never use the comment field either.

I'd prefer knowing, because if I know what vanished I can look whether I saved it. Also then you can ask on one of the storyfinder comms whether someone could mail you a copy and have a chance finding it again. The mystery just drives me crazy.