Thank you so much! Sometimes I feel like such a crazy person for going on and on about dates when I know most people probably don't care, and it's like I'm the only one who thinks it's important :)
But I also know how important it is for authors to have their work come up as "new" on AO3 when they first upload it so that it can get the best possible exposure. So adding the info to your author's notes (as you said) is probably the best option, rather than adjusting the publication date right away (though you could adjust the pub date field sometime later on if you wanted).
This is actually an issue I have with AO3 - I feel like they should distinguish better between "classic fic newly posted to AO3" and "brand new fic posted to AO3" but still sort both of these types as "new" fics in searches.
But until AO3 gets its act together, I really do appreciate it when authors add publication info to their A/N's.
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But I also know how important it is for authors to have their work come up as "new" on AO3 when they first upload it so that it can get the best possible exposure. So adding the info to your author's notes (as you said) is probably the best option, rather than adjusting the publication date right away (though you could adjust the pub date field sometime later on if you wanted).
This is actually an issue I have with AO3 - I feel like they should distinguish better between "classic fic newly posted to AO3" and "brand new fic posted to AO3" but still sort both of these types as "new" fics in searches.
But until AO3 gets its act together, I really do appreciate it when authors add publication info to their A/N's.
Thanks again! ♥♥♥