I would like to suggest that Pleco install some easy mechanisms to keep the amount of due flashcards manageable, for example a "vacation" button (possibly retroactive) that would pause the calculation of scores. As it is, a missed day essentially doubles the amount of flashcards due on the next day, and if this proves unmanageable, then the user either goes into a tweaking frenzy (particularly difficult if one is not mathematically inclined and does not have an aptitude for understanding the effect of changing any of the large number of parameters), or abandons the flashcards completely due to utter frustration. I don't want either, and am really tired of slogging through more flashcards than I want to do while waiting for the long promised upheaval of the system.
The key word in my suggestion is "easy." The current recommendations of reducing the flashcard load are either to switch to a different system such as random, which I don't want to do because as mentioned above, I want to retain the effect of the frequency of seeing a card being dependent on my knowledge of that card, or to lower the points per day and gradually raise them later as one catches up, which does not offer much relief. I know that some people are very happy to be able to tweak parameters, and have no problem for example understanding how to apply filters. I on the other hand struggle with both. In my attempts to reduce the number of due cards, I have tried to install a filter to stop including cards that I have gotten wrong x times in a row and was not able to figure out how to do it. I have tweaked all sorts of parameters without fully understanding the effects. In general, I find the terms not particularly helpful. For example, Which buttons do Quality 4,5 and 6 refer to? Why don't they just have the same name as the buttons?
I would really welcome some quick fix methods such as a vacation button or a show me x cards a day button. As it is, using Pleco's flashcards invariably makes me waste time posting here as opposed to just getting on with my studies.