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Maybe it's better to split the page into Atlas Observatory and Fort Atlas. See the discussion on my talkpage. Same has been done with Dagger's Den and Hawke's Refuge. All the notable loot isn't visible anymore among other things. Jspoelstra (talk) 21:26, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Yeah I'm not going to fault Kate for taking initiative but I wish a move back to them being merged had been discussed first. We talked about this on Discord for a bit, but the wiki is somewhat inconsistent with what pages are split and which pages are not. I think a good standard would be if the location is renamed, then we split it between the old version and the new version. 76 isn't like any other game in the series, and we should take into account the fact that there's literally no way to access the old ATLAS Observatory. Fort Atlas was built on top of the old observatory, even though they occupy the same space, they're not the same thing. So I would argue for them being different pages. Plus, the current page with both versions being merged feels very bloated and may confuse a reader. IMO, before Steel Dawn and after Steel Dawn is a very easy distinction to make, and it resolves the issues with notable loot and layout. AllYourFavorites! (talk) 21:48, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for assuming good faith. Pretty confusing for me. Is there a way we can write that down somewhere, guildeline-wise? I have those fairly memorized. I didn't see a conversation about it on the talk page of Atlas Observatory, and I must have missed it on Discord. Apologies from me! -kdarrow Pickman heart take her for a spin! 23:09, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
No need to apologize - don't get me wrong, I just want to make sure this sort of thing is done right. I think the best way to go about this would be to vote on including a section concerning this issue in our content organization guideline. AllYourFavorites! (talk) 00:48, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Your idea is a good one, I agree. Want me to take point on it? -kdarrow Pickman heart take her for a spin! 00:51, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
If you'd like to do so, go for it! AllYourFavorites! (talk) 01:32, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Weren't we supposed to actually have a discussion on how to proceed on this before doing anything with it? Since this effects so many more pages than just this there needs to be a discussion on why and how to do things. I had suggested we ask people who aren't editors to take a look and tell us what makes more sense since this is supposed to be for the reader and not for us, but I was either brushed off or ignored on it. This is a situation unlike what we've had to deal with before and it needs a real discussion on how to proceed on things instead of changing things over and over and over again. -Eckserah User Eckserah Head Dataminer 05:52, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
That is a fair point, we can discuss it first before any changes are made. Good call. -kdarrow Pickman heart  take her for a spin! 06:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
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