# "Ignore reviews before" is misleading

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ignore-reviews-before-is-misleading/46686>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ignore-reviews-before-is-misleading/46686 "2024-07-02T13:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ignore-reviews-before-is-misleading/46686/1 "2024-07-02T13:29:37Z")

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This is what tooltips say —

> If set, reviews before the provided date will be ignored when optimising & evaluating FSRS parameters.

This is what actually happens —

> The “ignore reviews before” filters out cards whose first review log’s date is before the setting.

I suggest two things in order of priority —

1. In tooltips, change “reviews before” —\> “cards with reviews before”. [edit: also, is the word “omitted” not better suited here than “ignored”]

2. Change the name of the feature to something more appropriate. [I thought `Ignore cards with reviews before` but is it not too long?]

edit: affirmative words can also be used in a new name, e.g., `Use cards introduced after`.

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**Author:** ![anthonysharpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@anthonysharpy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/anthonysharpy)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ignore-reviews-before-is-misleading/46686/2 "2024-07-22T00:49:39Z")

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Seems everyone has different opinions on the name haha!

I like “Ignore cards started before” personally

“Use cards introduced after” works well as well, as OP suggests

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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ignore-reviews-before-is-misleading/46686/3 "2024-07-22T04:41:45Z")

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Expertium is changing it to “Ignore cards reviewed before”: [Ignore reviews before -\> Ignore cards reviewed before.ftl by Expertium · Pull Request #3314 · ankitects/anki · GitHub](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/3314/commits/495b07a05ee8c4548ecbe3ff4be900930de915e1)

introduced is a bit vague in his opinion.