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root@ao3-db14:/var/lib/mysql/otwarchive_production# ls -lh readings.*

-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 8.8K Oct 22 22:16 readings.frm

-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 602G Dec 19 08:53 readings.ibd

A03 Reading History Chapter Log

Hello, never done this before but I saw this as the place to send a suggestion for A03. I did also read the “Common Requests” and didn’t see this, which was kinda surprising to me.

I would like to see an additional bit of data storage for the Reading History part of user profiles that logs what chapter they were last on for each fic. Essentially, this would replicate automatically creating a bookmark, but without a description or tags, and entirely private to each user.

As I said, I am aware that Bookmarks can accomplish this, but i’m not very familiarized with how bookmarks work and I consume fic works very quickly. I don’t always want to create a bookmark when I might frequently jump between PC and Mobile, or start reading another fic entirely and forget to go through the process of making a bookmark. While this might be a QOL change, I still think it would be nice to see.

Here’s an example of what I mean, formatted as a sort-of CSV table.

<Name>, <Last Visited>, <Most Recent Chapter>

So it would look like:

Work 1, 11/30/2022, 4

Work 2, 12/3/2022, 18

Work 3, 12/14/2022, 7

Then, when the user visits that fic from their History, they automatically get redirected to their most recent chapter. For Work 1, that would be Chapter 4.

Let me know what you think!

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I must confess that I am not savvy enough in how the data collection and data infrastructure on AO3 (or any other website for that matter) works so take my somewhat uninformed opinion. Also, a disclaimer that I do not work for AO3, this blog is not officially linked to AO3, and the views below are my own.

First, I can see the appeal. It would be nice to be able to move between devices (mobile and computer) and not lose your place in a fic. However, I do not know if this is something that AO3 would entertain. AO3 has stored IP addresses for 48 hours for hit counter functionality and after doing a quick scan of their Privacy Policy I think it’s possible to build and implement a feature like you’re asking for, but not being part of AO3, I don’t know what their stance is internally on something like this.

I actually don’t think that bookmarks on AO3 have the functionality you’ve described here. Bookmarks on AO3 save a fic down into your “Bookmarks” folder, but they do not—to my knowledge—save your place/chapter in a fic.

All that being said, the functionality you are looking for seems like something using a browser that tracks you across devices (Firefox? Chrome??) might have already. Any thought about exploring that option more?

But I’ll let people more knowledgeable on this subject chime, supplement, or correct any of my points above. In closing, I welcome people to use this post (and blog) as a forum for discussing new features they’d like to see on AO3, but if you would like a direct answer from AO3, you should submit a Support and Feedback ticket.

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