init.el

@@ -1244,7 +1244,12 @@ accordingly."
                                  ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Things to do next (Task shortlist and WIP, TODO ∈ {CONT,ATTN}, not scheduled, no near deadline)")
                                   (org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled 'all)
                                   (org-agenda-todo-ignore-timestamp 0)
-                                  (org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines 'near)))))
+                                  (org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines 'near)))
+                      (tags-todo "TODO<>\"CONT\"-HOLD-SOMEWHEN-DATE-WAIT-TEMPLATE"
+                                 ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Task Backlog (not WIP, not scheduled, no near deadline)")
+                                  (org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled 'all)
+                                  (org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines 'near)
+                                  (org-tags-match-list-sublevels t)))))
 
                 ("B" "Backlog"
                      ((tags-todo "-HOLD-SOMEWHEN-DATE-PERIODIC-TEMPLATE"
@@ -1272,7 +1277,7 @@ accordingly."
                       (tags "TAGS={HOLD}-TODO={DONE\\|CANC\\|MRGD}-SOMEWHEN-SCHEDULED<>\"\""
                             ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Tasks on Hold")))))
 
-                ("S" "Somewhen"
+                ("S" "Somewhen (Do if nothing else to do, i.e., personal backlog)"
                      ((tags "TAGS={SOMEWHEN}+TODO=\"\"-NOP-TOPIC-PERIODIC-DATE-SCHEDULED>=\"<today>\""
                             ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Open Tasks to do SOMEWHEN (no TODO keyword, no PERIODIC, no DATE, no now or future SCHEDULED)")))
                       (tags-todo "SOMEWHEN-HOLD"