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This is way down the rabbit hole of unimportant tweaking. One of the most popular SRS websites for language learning, Wanikani, uses essentially the Leitner met
by adastra22 2y ago
This is way down the rabbit hole of unimportant tweaking. One of the most popular SRS websites for language learning, Wanikani, uses essentially the Leitner method, which is one of the oldest and has no dynamic adjustment. It works just fine and their users self-report a preference for the simple algorithm.
Any SRS is better than SRS (if an SRS is appropriate at all--it usually isn't), and the difference between algorithms is either imperceptible, or worse a UI/UX regression to most users.
- Macha 2y ago> It works just fine and their users self-report a preference for the simple algorithm. Have you asked them recently? A lot of the criticism of Wanikani, including on its own forums, is describing it as a burnout machine because of a mix of the primitive SRS system and the level lockouts. Particularly since Anki has switched to FSRS and people are comparing the relative workloads.
- adastra22 2y agoBe ware of availability bias. Wanikani is wildly popular, with a massive number of users. It dominates that particular space. And with a large user base, they will have a vocal minority advocating for changes. On the other hand I have met a fair number of users in the wild and not a single one has complained about this.