diff --git a/roles/4-server-options/README.rst b/roles/4-server-options/README.rst
index 8fd9c8a97..ca4afb22a 100644
--- a/roles/4-server-options/README.rst
+++ b/roles/4-server-options/README.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 4-server-options README
 =======================
 
-Whereas the roles/tasks in 3-base-server are required, this 4th stage includes more optional roles/tasks for core server infra.
+Whereas 3-base-server installs critical packages needed by all, this 4th stage installs a broad array of *options* -- depending on which server apps will be installed in later stages -- as specified in /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/local_vars.yml
 
-It includes some networking fundamentals, before they're configured later on.
+This includes some networking fundamentals, before they're configured later on.
 
 As in the case of 2-common, 3-base-server and 5-xo-services: this stage installs core server infra, that is not user-facing.
diff --git a/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml b/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
index 50e0a1d61..7c913768f 100644
--- a/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - name: ...IS BEGINNING ==================================
   command: echo
 
+# MANDATORY SO PERHAPS THIS BELONGS IN 3-BASE-SERVER ?
 - name: SSHD
   include_role:
     name: sshd
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 #  # has no "when: XXXXX_install" flag
 #  tags: base, network
 
+# MANDATORY SO PERHAPS THIS BELONGS IN 3-BASE-SERVER ?
 - name: HOMEPAGE
   include_role:
     name: homepage
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
   when: usb_lib_install
   tags: usb-lib
 
+# MANDATORY SO PERHAPS THIS BELONGS IN 3-BASE-SERVER ?
 - name: Create a Python interface to iiab.env
   template:
     src: roles/1-prep/templates/iiab_env.py.j2