Just gonna chime in with my 0.02cr:
From what I can tell we have a huge number of fairly plausible leads right now; star classification corresponding to the colour of the 7th gate, encrypted Galnet messages yet unfound, Salome's jaunt with DW, etc. I think the concentration of data that this thread has done is a good start, but I can't stop thinking about how Drew said that all the info needed to find whatever it is we are looking for is IN GAME. This I think is key. We need to look at all of the clues which are found in the game itself and how they interrelate, and try to find links between them.
Also, someone (sorry, not really paying much attention to names) said recently in this thread that the final piece of clothing which Ishtar removed was her crown. What I think we need to do is look at what she did AFTER this, as her E: D counterpart has already done this. So if she then reclaimed her lover, then whatever Kahina/Salome does next/now (not sure how long ago she ditched the Seven Veils) may well be symbolically linked to that. What was Ishtar's lover's name? (I checked this. It's Tammuz) Can we link that to a star system? What does it have to do with Distant worlds? WHY is Salome with DW? (this is an important question I think. If there is something out there which will help then we need to know)
Also, someone else posted about how perhaps there is a certain path which you can follow very easily (as in there is no easy alternative) if your jump range is ~24ly. While the source of this range is of course outside the game I still think this is an interesting idea. I do think though that for now we need to concentrate on the in-game clues, as these are the ones which are more specifically designed in the context of E: D.
Also, if the first batch of upgrades that Kahina got in Avalon were fake, then what was the REAL reason that she went there?? I know you guys have retraced/are in the process of retracing her journey around Sol, but I think this lead is just as if not more important to solve, even if it is a dead end (though I doubt it). Also, this technically counts as "reading between the lines" as it doesn't explicitly mention her doing anything else in Avalon other than receiving the fake upgrades, so assuming she did something else there fits with Drew's clue (even if his clues are external to the game, and we are most likely reading WAY too far into them).
Aaaand, also (I know, fourth paragraph starting with also, even I'm getting sick of this, but I've read the entire old thread and all of this one very recently so I need to get as many of the connections I made out of my head as I can, as soon as I can), I think for the people expending loads of effort grinding into a brick wall trying to decode the coordinates in the "Good luck, and ... right on, Commander" quote, I think your time would be more productively spent tinfoiling away at any Galnet posts with even slightest shred of relevance as we have it CONFIRMED that there is more to be found in Galnet, whereas there is no guarantee of any deeper meaning behind that specific passage of Reclamation (unless Drew said something to that effect and I totally missed it XD).
Anyway, I think that is just about everything I can think of right now, will edit this post with anything else I think of later. I may join you chaps in your hands-on search if I can rustle up the courage... and the few hundred million credits required for an exploraconda.
However for now I am happy to cruise around the bubble to check any urgent leads that need investigating if no-one else wants to/can at the time (I'm in a FDL so moving about even the small distances within the bubble is a PITA). Until I can venture forth into the great darkness with you all, I shall provide moral support from the back, and work towards fully arming myself in the event that one of you actually finds something which takes exception to your poking and prodding around in its backyard, and decides to come glass ours.
If you make it home I'll have cookies ready for you, so fly safe out there.
In anticipation of enlightenment,
CMDR Oorslavich
