perlcapt, whenever you feel you don't understand a reference some monk is making,
best you ask that monk in the Chatterbox to clarify.

The monk will then usually come back to his node and update it and/or message (/msg ...) you about the clarification.
Allow a couple of hours or even days for that to happen (time zones, work schedules/pressure, holidays...).

If you really need a faster answer, still do message the author, also wait a little, and if you think you've waited a bit, write a comment on his node.
Now you might get answers from other monks too.

Cheers, Sören