Document hazards of plugin settings API
Changes
Adding more information about failure modes and undocumented hazards of plugin settings APIs (:GetSetting()/:SetSetting()).
https://devforum.roblox.com/t/pluginsetsetting-does-not-escape-strings/2399187 https://devforum.roblox.com/t/plugingetsetting-andor-pluginsetsetting-keys-may-not-contain-certain-chars/9120 https://devforum.roblox.com/t/pluginsetsetting-plugingetsetting-do-not-function-as-intended/1307736 https://devforum.roblox.com/t/pluginsetsetting-problem/6801
(+ my own experience developing plugins and dealing with data loss in production.)
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