To be honest, I didn't expect anyone to go through my code - I'll revise my text to indicate that - it was more meant as an example of how a combination of lack of knowledge and planning can lead to messy code.

What I'd really like to do is have an orphaned node that I can just link to (the code ought to be available, but doesn't need to be in the main body of the article).

I'd really like to create a more structured article than (afaik) perlmonks allows - e.g. comments only accessable if you request them.