Good to have this update. Now we have three data points! 0% in... 2014?, ~1% @ 2017, and 2.4% in 2024. :-D

Aha, that's a slick way to handle it -- odd-length IDs imply no suffix, even-length IDs imply a suffix is present. Thanks @CrisLuengo!

@YaakovEllis Would it be possible to change the color (or shape, etc.) of the dot during the suspension, as a further (albeit perhaps subtle) indicator that the user's situation is out of the ordinary?

Yep, looks like that's it. Obvious in retrospect, thanks. And yes, I absolutely linked the source.

@LorenzoDonati I bow to your obfuscational mastery, sir. :-)

Runs to data.SE to check my hard-coded values for all of my queries searching tags

@LorenzoDonati Easy solution: define a hash that spits out an 8-character hex value from any overlong tag name. BOOM. Problem solved.

"I've never had an author or the community disagree with the reasoning." Perhaps this is because you're an SO team member, with godlike rep and a diamond next to your name. I absolutely would have pushed back at you here if not for that. Your opinions here are more than just simple opinions: they carry a great deal of authority. So, don't be surprised if people don't resist them.

@Matsemann I assume this would at least partly be to minimize the early financial weight of the program to SO, by avoiding non-SO bugfinders submitting dozens of bounty-eligible tickets.