Hello. I would like to ask what you do personally do and what’s recommended when it comes to dealing with leeches. Currently I have my cards to get marked and suspended at the default threshold of 8.
Let’s say I attempt to fix one of my leeches by modifying the card, now I have two options:
a) Unsuspend
According to the manual, when I unsuspend one of those cards the lapse count is not reset and the card would get suspended again when the lapse count reaches 12 (so, after failing it 4 more times.)
This option also results in Anki retaining the interval of the card, so if I simply unsuspend a car and hit the “Good” option I may not see it again for weeks.
Here’s what makes me doubt this option, with FSRS-5 you can let FSRS handle the (re)learning steps of the card which means that even if I press “Again” I may not see the card for an entire week or more depending on how much time has passed since the card was first suspended.
b) Reset
If I reset the card then the lapse count resets too and the card would become a leech again when the lapse count reaches 8. This option seems to reset the interval and the card gets treated as a new card for all intents and purposes.
*I didn’t know what’s the correct category to choose for discussing this, but I settled on the FSRS one since I’m letting FSRS handle my (re)learning steps.