Wikipedia:WikiProject Las Vegas

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Las Vegas metropolitan area in Nevada. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there. We extend the offer to join us.

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Scope
Las Vegas, Nevada is a fast growing and constantly changing city. It is our goal to keep the articles directly related to Las Vegas and the surrounding valley up-to-date. Focusing on updating and improving articles related to Las Vegas, including notability, fact finding, images, and use of templates for similar look-and-feel.

Definitions
For reasons brevity, a common acronym is used on this page is CHR, short for:
 * Casino(s), Hotel(s) and Resort(s)

And should be inclusive of the following as they pertain to Las Vegas.
 * Attraction(s) and event(s)

For general clarification and communications, the following definitions from Dictionary.com are provided:
 * Casino: A public room or building for gambling.
 * Hotel: An establishment that provides lodging travelers and other paying guests. (Usually requires entering a main lobby for room access)
 * Motel: An establishment that provides lodging ... usually having direct access to an open parking area.
 * Resort: A place frequented by people for relaxation or recreation.
 * Although, for Las Vegas, this term is applied to resorts that offer lodging, food, gaming, entertainment and frequently include additional activities such as shopping, swimming, spa or night life.

Parentage

 * WikiProject Cities / WikiProject United States

Related Wikiportals
Portal:Las Vegas

Related pages in Sister projects

 * Las Vegas

Sister Project Searches

 * WikiBooks search
 * Google WikiBooks search


 * WikiQuote search
 * Google WikiQuote search


 * WikiNews search
 * Google WikiNews search

Participants

 * (Project founder / Resident) &hellip; G u y M &hellip; (soapbox) 12:23, August 15, 2005 (UTC) - Update: Slowly rejoining. 09:44, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 15:31, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * (Has a Las Vegas zip code) Vegaswikian 17:38, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Satori 18:08, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * (non-resident) SpikeJones 12:01, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Hypnotic31 19:50, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Sam916 18:40, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * --michael180 19:04, August 22, 2005 (UTC) some pictures on commons and Cirque shows
 * Texaswebscout
 * (non-resident) TROGG 09:29, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
 * (non-resident) Toonces 20:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Stan 03:02, 9 February 2006 (UTC) - west side, conveniently close to Red Rock Canyon
 * James of Sunrise Manor 12:04, 3 April 2006 (UTC) - Plans to contribute on schools, other government entities. Dunno how that'll pan out, but we'll see.
 * Madcoverboy 18:42, 14 May 2006 (UTC) from Green Valley
 * (non-resident) Squeezeweasel 13:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * (non-resident) Patricknoddy
 * (resident for now)--Archstaff 20:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sesame ball Talk 22:13, 27 October 2007 (UTC) - plans to keep articles up to date, do local tasks like pictures, etc.
 * (resident) Simishag (talk) 08:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * (former resident/native) Rik (talk) 04:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yellow Evan home, Leave Message, Sandbox 20:42, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * BoldSolitude I have set out to try to complete categories (Casinos in Las Vegas) and (Defunct Casinos in Las Vegas).  I would like to complete both of these categories to the point that any user that pulls up these categories will have a complete listing of both. 7:11, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * SchnitzelMannGreek-I've traveled an stayed in Vegas frequently and know a bunch about the hotels. I am actually going there in a few days and when I return, I'll come back with fresh photos for stub articles and expand some20:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * WM86: Not from LV, but after playing things casino-related like the Casino Night Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the Game Boy game Casino FunPak, I'd like to learn more about this city. I also want to revert vandalism and correct grammar and spelling. WM-86 00:42, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 08OceanBeach SD: Resident of North County Coastal, though I maintain interest in Vegas-related subjects.
 * Pkkao2 aims to help with the topic of rail transport in Las Vegas. I'm going to Las Vegas very soon and plan to return with pictures and some first-hand experience.
 * (non-resident for now) I'd like to start Nevada energy law, and work on updating the ratings on talk pages. Bearian (talk) 21:48, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Structure
Wikiproject Las Vegas will deal with many types of articles, not only those concerning CHRs, but also those such as Clark County, Las Vegas Strip, Cirque du Soleil and Lake Mead.

City articles
The city articles about Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada (and townships within the Las Vegas valley) should loosely conform to the guidelines of WikiProject Cities and Wikiproject Location Format.

Casinos, Hotels and Resorts (CHRs)

 * See Goals and Tasks

Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections

 * Andre Agassi
 * Elvis Presley
 * Frank Sinatra
 * Las Vegas, Nevada

Former good articles

 * Elvis Presley

Hierarchy definition
No classification of this project has been defined.

Goals

 * 1) Maintain up–to–date accurate information.
 * 2) Common items that change frequently include: population, CHR ownership, name, room count, attractions and restaurants.
 * 3) Create a standard naming convention for CHR article titles.
 * 4) Create a easy navigation system of CHRs.
 * 5) Maintain a logical categorization for the location of CHRs.

Projects

 * 1) List all categories currently being used
 * 2) Identify main articles and what should be in each
 * 3) Create a simple definition of the area being covered, like is BC included or not.  Or maybe keep a list here of all communities included.

Adopt an article
Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.
 * Wynn Las Vegas : User:Guy M (self removed due to limited time)
 * Flamingo Las Vegas: Ben 18:37, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * All articles relating to rail transport in Las Vegas: Pkkao2 (talk) 00:30, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Existent:
 * Mandalay Bay Tram
 * Las Vegas Monorail
 * MGM Grand (LV Monorail station)
 * Bally's / Paris Las Vegas (LV Monorail station)
 * Flamingo/Caesars Palace (LV Monorail station)
 * Harrah's / Imperial Palace (LV Monorail station)
 * Las Vegas Convention Center (LV Monorail station)
 * Las Vegas Hilton (LV Monorail station)
 * Sahara (LV Monorail Station)
 * McCarran International Airport Automated People Movers
 * Nonexistent articles (will be made in the User:Pkkao2/article name space before being moved into the mainspace):
 * Whiskey Pete's-Primm Valley Tram (in Primm)
 * Primm Valley-Buffalo Bill's Tram (in Primm)
 * Mirage-Treasure Island Tram
 * CityCenter Tram (currently a redirect)

General strategy and discussion forums

 * Wikipedia Talk:WikiProject Las Vegas
 * /Issues
 * /Strategy

Infoboxes


Stub templates

 * Nevada-stub

(Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. *To propose new stub categories/templates, see Stub sorting criteria: Proposed new stubs.)

Other templates
User WP Las Vegas



Categories

 * City/County
 * Category:Clark County, Nevada
 * Category:Las Vegas metropolitan area
 * Category:Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Category:Henderson, Nevada
 * Category:North Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Category:Paradise, Nevada
 * Category:Summerlin


 * Things


 * Category:Hotels in Las Vegas
 * Category:Casinos in Las Vegas
 * Category:Clark County School District
 * Category:Las Vegas Strip
 * Category:Las Vegas conventions and trade shows
 * Category: Convention centers in the Las Vegas Valley
 * Category:Hospitals in Clark County, Nevada
 * Category:Las Vegas Monorail stations

Lists

 * List of Las Vegans
 * List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada
 * List of movies set in Las Vegas
 * List of movies shot in Las Vegas
 * List of television shows set in Las Vegas

Wikipedia articles on Las Vegas

 * Las Vegas
 * Las Vegas metropolitan area
 * Las Vegas Strip

Wikipedia namespace and Meta-Wiki articles on Las Vegas

 * Las Vegas
 * Las Vegas

New Wikipedia articles related to Las Vegas
Please feel free to list your new Las Vegas-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.


 * 2022 World Men's Curling Championship

Articles that need to be created

 * Octavius Gass
 * Apache Hotel
 * Pioneer Casino
 * Nevada Palace Hotel and Casino
 * Fremont East (Currently a redirect)
 * Southern Highlands, Nevada

Older casinos that may be notable

 * Pussycat a'GO GO 1964-1971
 * El Morocco Casino 1965 - 1983
 * Center Fold 1975-1977
 * Foxy's Firehouse Casino 1976 - 1988
 * CBS Sports World Casino 1997 - 2001
 * Jockey Club had chips made but never opened

Rail Transport in the Las Vegas Area

 * CityCenter Tram (Currently a redirect)
 * Mirage-Treasure Island Tram
 * UniTrak people mover (offered by Schwager-Davis, Inc., used in Primm, Nevada)
 * Whiskey Pete's-Primm Valley Tram (in Primm)
 * Primm Valley-Buffalo Bill's Tram (in Primm)

Articles needing expansion

 * The Orleans Hotel and Casino
 * Floyd Lamb State Park
 * Lake Las Vegas
 * Neonopolis
 * M&M World

Articles needing pictures
See Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Nevada for a list of articles needing pictures.

Article improvement drive
Articles being considered for a wiki wide effort to cleanup the article, anyone who has an id can vote. One article each week is selected based on having the highest number of votes at the end of each week. Articles of interest currently on the voting list:
 * Casino