Forum:CT Archive/Utilizing Atlas grid coordinates

At the Mofference last November, the topic of whether grid coordinates from The Essential Atlas and the ongoing Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion should be treated as in-universe or out-of-universe information was discussed. The community decision was to send a query to the writers, Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace, to see how the coordinate system was intended for use. Refer to Forum:SH:Sending official question to Daniel Wallace/Jason Fry for their replies.

In short (paraphrasing from Fry's and Wallace's answers), the grid coordinates were intended to help us, the out-of-universe readers, navigate the extensive Atlas maps. Both Fry and Wallace admit that the coordinates could potentially function as in-universe material as well, since nothing outright denies it, but both state that the coordinates were not intended to be in-universe. For that reason, it looks as though we should respect their intentions and treat the grid coordinates as out-of-universe, meaning that they can be noted in infoboxes (namely for Planet, Moon, System, etc.) but should not be referenced in the main body of articles.  CC7567  (talk) 20:20, February 7, 2013 (UTC)

Proposed addendum
Under the Infobox section of the Layout Guide, the following would be added as a sub-bullet at the end of the list following, "All infobox material must be detailed in the article proper, with the following exceptions:"
 * Map grid coordinates from The Essential Atlas and Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion, which are not necessarily intended as in-universe material
 * → See Forum:CT Archive/Utilizing Atlas grid coordinates (under the assumption that this CT passes

Adopt addendum to Layout Guide

 *  CC7567  (talk) 20:20, February 7, 2013 (UTC)