Nomen est omen.
(Please explain how replies give you any of the functionality I just described.)
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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.
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I see your point now, thanks for elucidating.
Well, I see at least 2 differences between plain replies and my idea, which are pretty much the basis for the suggestion.
First, replies don't get you any kind of moderation of references provided. Anyone (including anonymonks) can reply and say 'see this node', whether it's really helpful in understanding the current node or not. "Exegetical" nodes would be more canonical, because they'd be selected by consensus or by the very learned.
Second, all sorts of links can be interspersed through a thread. Exegetical nodes would centralize references to other nodes which specifically help in understanding the current node. This is the core of the idea, which I think you've missed. I've never seen anyone reply saying 'newbies, see node X if you don't quite get this'. I've seen lots of people reply saying 'perhaps this node solves your problem', but that's completely different.
I'm not talking about questions. I agree replies are adequate for those. I'm talking more about the tutorials section, for instance, or the code catacombs, or snippets, or obfu - anything where someone hasn't posed a question, but would like help (in the form of references to other nodes) understanding what they're reading when browsing the monastery.
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