Bruce,
I also favor the naming changes and filed a suggestion
https://openacs.org/bugtracker/openacs/bug?bug%5fnumber=1262 .
Regarding your item #2 (identifying links), I see an even bigger problem that new users might have been confused and intimidated by previously encountering other peculiarities, https://openacs.org/bugtracker/openacs/bug?bug%5fnumber=1261 .
Your reordering changes should not be limited to your Berliners, therefore I filed another suggestion https://openacs.org/bugtracker/openacs/bug?bug%5fnumber=1263 .