First time (automatic) sync

During this year, I have manually added 3000+ songs to my iPod (video 30 GB) from iTunes. Going forward, I would like to start automatically syncing. So I checked the box for 'Sync Music' and I receive this message:
"Are you sure you want to sync music? All existing content on iPod will be removed and replaced with songs and playlists from your iTunes library."
My question is, will this screw up and delete all of the playlists I have created on my iPod? (I don't care about the playlists in iTunes)
Thanks for your help!
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will this screw up and delete all of the playlists I have created on my iPod?
Yes.
(I don't care about the playlists in iTunes)
This is one reason you do everything in iTunes and transfer it to your iPod. Create playlists in iTunes and transfer them to the iPod. This works even in manual.

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