docs: overhauled annotation docs and moved some of the data source specific annotation docs to the respective data source doc pages, closes #1111

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### Nested Queries
You can reference queries by the row “letter” that they’re on (similar to Microsoft Excel). If you add a second query to graph, you can reference the first query simply by typing in #A. This provides an easy and convenient way to build compounded queries.
## Point consolidation
All Graphite metrics are consolidated so that Graphite doesn't return more data points than there are pixels in the graph. By default
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## Annotations
[Annotations]({{< relref "reference/Annotations.md" >}}) allows you to overlay rich event information on top of graphs. You add annotation
queries via the Dashboard menu / Annotations view.
Graphite supports two ways to query annotations. A regular metric query, for this you use the `Graphite query` textbox. A Graphite events query, use the `Graphite event tags` textbox,
specify an tag or wildcard (leave empty should also work)
## Query Reference
You can reference queries by the row “letter” that they’re on (similar to Microsoft Excel). If you add a second query to graph, you can reference the first query simply by typing in #A. This provides an easy and convenient way to build compounded queries.