You said I suspect that the Monastery has myriad examples of this... excellent, though sometimes dense nodes that would be more accessible to those learning if there were something to say "these other nodes might help you understand this one".

So, how about a new feature: for each node, users above a certain level can input node ID numbers that they think would explain (or make clearer) the current node. When more than X monks select a node (A) as explaining/greatly helping in understanding another (B), node A becomes an "exegetical" node for B. Or perhaps users above a certain high level get their single votes automatically turned into exegetical nodes.
That is what replies are for.

In reply to Re^3: An exegetical guide to the Monastery (cross referencing) by Anonymous Monk
in thread An exegetical guide to the Monastery (cross referencing) by missingthepoint

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