Talk:Las Vegas/Archive 2

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Archive 3

What's wrong with nicknames?

I don't see any problem with listing City of Lost Wages as a nickname. Whether it's official or not is completely irrelevant, what matters is that it's used. Ego White Tray (talk) 04:39, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Not commenting on the recent changes. But when does a nickname become notable? One mention? Five sources? Or 24,000 Google hits? Another question could be, is it encyclopedic to list every nickname in the infobox? If this is an issue, it there a way to decide what the limit is and which ones should remain? Vegaswikian (talk) 05:03, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

It's hard to judge, yes. But limiting to "official" nicknames effectively means putting promotional material in the page, since official nicknames are always always used to promote tourism - not just in Vegas, but everywhere. Ego White Tray (talk) 12:33, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

I also have trouble with use of the adjective "official." I'm not even sure there's a precise definition of such a creature. I suppose it would require that the appropriate governing body pass a resolution stating that the nickname in question is official. Now, I refuse to cede to the government the right to decide what nicknames are to be used -- any more than when some misguided officials once tried to dictate the value of pi. More importantly, that just isn't the way nicknames work in practice. Bottom line: whether or not "City of Lost Wages" is a notable nickname has nothing to do with its officialness (officialicity? officiality?). We're back to Vegaswikian's questions, to be answered as best we can.--Larry (talk) 23:32, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Water conservation in Vegas

Why is there no mention of this besides a small mention in the Geography section? There's no expansion on it. Can someone add it? I recall something about the volume of the lake they get most of their water from declining over the years. I think it's an issue worthy of it's own section at least. I thought water was becoming a huge issue in Las Vegas, maybe I'm wrong and it's not that notable. RocketLauncher2 (talk) 00:17, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Probably belongs in Las Vegas Valley Water District since these efforts are not driven by the city but by the valley water provider. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:39, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Climate Chart

I just undid a change to the June record high temperature, based on the June 2013 record. The reason: the current chart states it is for the years 1981 through 2010, and the source it uses is so based. We should probably update the record highs and lows, but we need a reliable source for this -- and I would not want to use a different source for each value, so it would be a bad idea to use newspaper articles and such.--Larry (talk) 03:59, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, although it is not yet midnight PDT, that is absurd. The period of normals (1981 to 2010) has nothing to do with the period of record, which is 1937 to present. NWS updates this page regularly. GotR ^Talk 04:17, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

If you can find a source with all the data, then go for it! However, the web page you specify doesn't seem to fit the bill. In order to display a chart of record highs by month, you have to select "monthly extremes" and "1981-2010". I suppose you could choose "record extremes" and assemble the info month by month, if you want. In either case, the cite doesn't yet have the new data.--Larry (talk) 04:29, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Because, as I said, as of this post, it is still 30 Jun Pacific Daylight Time. GotR ^Talk 04:54, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Well, it's past midnight PDT, and still no data, so your supposition is incorrect. However, that's neither here nor there, since I assume it will be available shortly. The key point: I took a look at the source you specified. The NWS page only provides data from 1948 onward. As you so clearly stated, this is insufficient. I'm pretty sure the NWS only has digital data back to 1948; before that, you'll have to look all 132 of the original, handwritten, MONTHLY reports for the prior eleven years! Not so long ago, I found this out the hard way when I was playing around with their downloadable data files.

The current Wiki page is based on a dead link, possibly as far back as 2009. You can't just add this newest record to it, as there might have been other monthly records in the last four years; you'll have to merge the table with new data for record highs and lows from 2009 onward. It's also pretty iffy, trying to merge new values into a table that doesn't even have a valid reference.

A better way: start with a source that has records from 1937. Perhaps some other NWS page has it. If not, try the WRCC. It's a pain to find the right web page, but I've copied their data a few years ago, and it goes back that far. However, it was a year or so out of date. If that's still true, you're stuck with merging two sources -- or waiting until the WRCC has more up to date data. After all, there's no hurry.--Larry (talk) 09:42, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Where are you finding your data? Which NWS source has a period of record only back to 1948? NOAA Online Weather Data's Las Vegas ThreadEx station dates back to 1937. Select Product extremes → Las Vegas Area → Max Temperature → June, and there we have it, the June all-time record high just fell yesterday. GotR ^Talk 13:59, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

I had used the McCarran Airport numbers, since that's what the weather box title says the info is based on -- it's the official weather station. However, I think you're right that the "Las Vegas area" choice uses the proper data. I checked a couple of months of handwritten records for the airport (e.g., for July 1942), and it appears that's what was used; perhaps this is what the ThreadEx "Project Background" screen meant by "adding daily data from the old NWS Climate Record Books." Of course, since this method doesn't provide a single table of record values, you generated all 24 screens for the record monthly highs and lows, and then combined them into the weather box table -- correct? If so, the box's title, as well as the citation, can be corrected to reflect this.--Larry (talk) 21:25, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes, the official Vegas NWS site is at McCarren and before that it was at what is now Nellis AFB. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:32, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 October 2013

The source for the 9th reference (history of Las Vegas) is not done properly. The author is wrong. The source is also not very authoritative. I am sure a better source could be found.

Thanks Caramsay (talk) 15:48, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Partly done: I have fixed the author mistake, thank you for pointing that out. If you have a better reference then the one currently in use, please provide it! Dana boomer (talk) 16:52, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Skyline

The picture of the skyline is terrible. I would propose something like this... (( http://dansmarathon.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/las-vegas-aerial.jpg?w=630&h=222 )) .. It much better describes the city.. It shows everything from downtown to the lower valley (Strip). Current one is is just so plaine and doesnt even really show the actaul downtown Vegas skyline. XSTLxCody (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

The current image does show the city skyline. The one you are suggesting shows mostly the valley. The easy and, in my opinion, the correct solution is to move the Las Vegas Valley article to Las Vegas or Las Vegas, Nevada. Then the article would reflect what most people actually know as Vegas. But until that happens, the city is the city and not 90% of the hotels and gambling or the skyline that everyone knows and loves. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:37, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Airport

No, the boundaries drawn by corrupt casino owners are not a suicide pact, and can not by themselves determine the content of this article. With McCarran being the primary airport serving Las Vegas (regardless of its location), there is no reason not to mention it. Ego White Tray (talk) 04:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

The whole group of articles about Las Vegas is a bit of a problem, but at the moment, Las Vegas is an article about an entity important to the people living there, but less so to the hordes of tourists that descend on the area (and the airport). I feel pretty confident that the Strip drives the majority of the airport traffic, and not the city (which has a much smaller number of hotel rooms, and attractions, than the Strip). The airport is also import to the entire metropolitan area (Las Vegas Valley), as well as these three: Clark County, Nevada; Paradise, Nevada; Winchester, Nevada. There may be others. I'd hesitate to put the airport link in all six of them, and perhaps others. Larry (talk) 04:59, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

I see nothing wrong with the link being in all six. And it's one thing if there was an airport actually in city limits, but there's not. Not to mention, Seattle (by example) has an airport in city limits (Boeing Field), but the city's infobox also mentions Sea-Tac Airport, since that's how people travel to the city. Also, for tourist, the Strip vs City thing is a distinction without a difference - close to none of them know that they're not in city limits, and I bet most of them do pop into the "city" during their trips - such as those staying at the Stratosphere, being both on strip AND in city. Ego White Tray (talk) 05:47, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

If you look at the numbers, about 5% or the gaming revenue and hotel rooms are in the city. The rest are elsewhere. If anyone wants to know how many visitors go to the city, I suspect that this is still reported by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. I used some old data in past move discussions in case you can't find updated information. Vegaswikian (talk) 06:29, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

What is the purpose of using this spare parameter to list the airport that provides service to the area? If this type of thing is so important, shouldn't it be included in the infobox code? The other issue, both here and in Seattle, is what is the city involvement? Things in the infobox are about the community that are actually physically part of the community, like the motto, population, land area and so on. The fact that if you start adding the airport to the articles you cited above justifies also adding it to NLV, Henderson, Summerlin, Enterprise, Spring Valley, Sunrise Manor and so on. That just shows how senseless adding it is. Vegaswikian (talk) 06:29, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, the big difference is that none of those are the primary city for their region. Seattle and Las Vegas are. Because Las Vegas is such a large city, reader are expecting to see the name of the large airport that serves it. Also, in addition to Seattle, I looked at Los Angeles and New York City and these cities both list major airport, with New York and Seattle listing one that isn't in city limits. . On the other hand, Atlanta, London and Paris don't. This may be one to take to Wikipedia:Wikiproject Cities, to discuss whether we should be putting airports for major cities in the infobox. That said, I don't consider "not in city limits" a valid reason to exclude it. Ego White Tray (talk) 15:19, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I did just take it to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cities#Airports in infoboxes. Ego White Tray (talk) 15:25, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Structure

Hi. I'm going through all the US Cities (as per List of United States cities by population) in an effort to provide some uniformity in structure. Anyone have an issue with me restructuring this article as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline. I won't be changing any content, merely the order. Occasionally, I will also move a picture just to clean up spacing issues. I've already gone through the top 20 or so on the above list, if you'd like to see how they turned out. Thoughts? Onel5969 (talk) 16:00, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Reordering the sections should not be a problem. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:58, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

@Vegaswikian: Hi. Why do you feel a panorama of the city is erroneous? Many other city pages (in fact, almost all), include a panoramic shot of the city. Is there something I'm missing? For the time being, I put it back in, but let's discuss, please. Onel5969 (talk) 12:58, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Never mind. @Traveling Man: just answered my question. See? I was missing something.

Why does hatnote of this article say this article is only about the city proper?

I don't see why the scope of this article needs to be strictly limited to the city proper. I don't see any discussion about this issue on this talk page.

The title of this article is not City of Las Vegas. It is Las Vegas. That term commonly refers to the city + the strip. While I agree there should be a separate article on the strip, I think it's reasonable to have a summary subsection in this article about the strip, including noting it is not within the city limits. Also, I don't see the harm in having a photo of the strip there. --B2C 20:59, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

The article is about the city. The general usage of Las Vegas covers the Strip, Paradise, Winchester, The Township of Las Vegas and many other areas that are part of the Las Vegas Valley which also includes the city. The city only has about 5% of the hotel rooms, a fraction of the casinos and about 5% of the gaming revenue. Are you proposing that we merge the strip into the city? You have Clark County, which includes the Las Vegas Valley which includes the City of Las Vegas. The city is at the bottom of the grouping and not the top. Mentioning what is around the city is fair, but adding material already covered more accurately and more extensively is not appropriate here since there is no need to repeat everything, that we link things. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:12, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Las Vegas is most famous for the strip. I'm suggesting it would improve this article to give the strip a short summary section of the strip, including a photo. Period. --B2C 23:30, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

The generally used term "Las Vegas" is most famous for the Strip. The Wikipedia article "Las Vegas" is about the city proper, and is thus NOT most famous for the Strip, as the Strip is not part of the city. There's already a short summary of the Strip, with the appropriate link. It's also worth noting that there's also a picture of the Strip in this article--arguably one picture too many, but I don't have the energy to go down that road at the moment. --Larry (talk) 23:42, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

But WHY is the WP article "Las Vegas" about the city proper? Why is the scope restricted so tightly? Political borders are not everything, especially when the "border" is a US municipality. --B2C 05:26, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Because it is about the city! Most of what is Las Vegas is not within the city. That makes it too easy to mix in material that is not about the actual city by editors who don't realize this. Of course we could ignore the political boundaries completely and move the Las Vegas Valley article to the main name space and the problem would go away since that covers just about everything that is Las Vegas. But as we all know, you are opposed to that option. Vegaswikian (talk) 17:48, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Tautological arguments (it is about the city proper because it is about the city) are not helpful. "The city" can be interpreted in a variety ways. What is the reason to be so strict in interpretation that we can't have a summary and photo of the strip which is so closely associated with the city? --B2C 21:46, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

As explained in previous discussions there are many reasons. One of which is the fact that most sources use the terms Las Vegas and city to mean the Las Vegas Valley or the Las Vegas metropolitan area. So when something is ambiguous and you elect to use the main name space for the least inclusive term, then you need to be strict to avoid more confusion. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:26, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Main Image

What are we requiring here for a better image upload?--Mark Miller (talk) 22:29, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Anything that is actually in or of the city. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Do you have a suggestion as to what you feel would be a good representation of do you feel a skyline image is best?--Mark Miller (talk) 23:03, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

What I will do is upload my best estimations of what I think would work here in this section and we can discuss whether or not any of them would do as a main image or if the one currently used should remain.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:11, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

What few images I seem to have from the city may not be as good as what we have now. It may be better to look towards flickr for something. But if anything I have is worth a look I'll posts them here. Many turned out to blurry or had other structures not in the city limits also in the pics.--Mark Miller (talk) 00:27, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

What about a montage? If we can agree on 5-7 pics, I can make a montage, similar to the one I created for Phoenix, Arizona.Onel5969 (talk) 01:08, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi again. I'm going to start posting pics (all of which are from Commons, and usable). Anyone feel free to add, but let's keep them numbered, so we can easily talk about them. Some might not be appropriate since they are more of the strip than the city.

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  #1 - Virgin Atlantic "Barbarella" Boeing 747-443 G-VROS Heads Towards 19R (1868506878)
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  #2 - Charleston Blvd
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  #3 - CityCenter - West - 2010-12-11
• #4 - Downtownlasvegas]]
  #4 - Downtownlasvegas]]
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  #5 - Las Vegas From Stratosphere 2 2013-06-25
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  #6 - Las Vegas From Stratosphere 19 2013-06-25
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  #7 - Las Vegas from the Stratosphere
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  #8 - Las Vegas Courthouse
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  #9 - Las Vegas Flamingo Road 1
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  #10 - Las Vegas Boulevard
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  #11 - Las Vegas From Stratosphere, sharper and closer image

Onel5969 (talk) 01:51, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the work, Onel5969. You're correct that some of the pictures are not of the city. Here's what I think I see, by number:

1: not of the city

2. if that Charleston Blvd looking west, some of the picture tp the right might be the city, but I 'm not sure.

3. not of the city - oh, the irony of the name of the project! CityCenter is located on the Strip.

4. Yes! - with the Strip in the background.

5. I'm terrible when it comes to recognizing images, and don't know which direction this is pointing. It might or might not be the city.

6. Same as #5, although I think parts of this are of the city.

7. not of the city - mostly of the Strip.

8. Yes!

9. not of the city - the Strip in the background.

10. not of the city - the Strip, looking south.

--Larry (talk) 02:21, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Actually...number 1 does appear to be the city proper. I believe the Stratosphere and the surrounding building are within the city limits....and the airport is not really depicted even though there is a jet landing in the image.--Mark Miller (talk) 06:47, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Number 2 would have worked if it wasn't such a blurry image and...well it doesn't seem very representative of the city itself.

Number three is not in the city proper.

Number 4 is the one I was hoping to replace with something better. If nothing better is available...I opt to keep it.

Number 5 is of the city proper. While I am not a resident, just checking the closest buildings seems to confirm the direction is aimed within the city proper.

Number 6 does depict the city proper to the left....but half the image is not.

Number 7 is not the city.

I like number 8 as an image but think a single structure (at least this one) does not represent the city well.

Number 9 is not the city.

Number 10 is not the city.

As a side note...why is this article not called or titled "Las Vegas, Nevada"? That seems to be the way Wikipedia handles city locations for the most part with a few exceptions. Perhaps Vegas is one of those exceptions so I only note this and am not attempting to create a discussion around it. Right now I feel the best one of the images posted is #5 but it could use some photo shop to remove some elements in the sky. My second choice would be #1, but there are elements in it that are not the city proper.--Mark Miller (talk) 07:13, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Number 1 is not of the city. That's taken in Paradise of buildings mostly in Paradise. The strat is in the city and given it's height it is visible from just about anywhere in the valley. Vegaswikian (talk) 17:40, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, that's about what I thought it might be.--Mark Miller (talk) 21:20, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

I was at commons doing some looking and I found another image similar to #5 but much sharper and closer. Now..I did do some photoshop and reloaded it because I felt it improved the thumbnail but that can always be reversed if need be. I am changing my vote to #11 with #5 as a second choice.--Mark Miller (talk) 21:39, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

I agree that #11 is good. It's from 2008, but that isn't critical. It shows a lot of the Fremont Street area, plus other areas of the city in the foreground and background. --Larry (talk) 03:11, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Yep, that's downtown. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:22, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Population estimates

I am curious as to why more recent U.S. Census population estimates are not shown in the article. Checking the edit history, I note that someone tried to add the 2012 estimates a while ago, but were reverted by someone else who said in their summary that only the 2010 census count should be in the infobox. Fair enough, I suppose, but I don't see any discussion of that here on the talk page or in the archive. The information I would add is the 2013 census estimate, which is 603,488, up from 583,756 at the 2010 census. Here's the source: [1]. --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:05, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ken! It's a consensus among editors of city pages, and goes all across all pages regarding US Cities. The rationale was that estimates are simply guesses, and sometimes are pretty far off (for example, the estimates for Phoenix were way off prior to the 2010 census). The Vegas estimate is included in the "Historical Population" box in the Demographics section. Feel free to update it to 2013 there, and replace the citation. I hope this explains it. Onel5969 (talk) 20:47, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Done. I also have amended the 2010 population figure. The infobox figure was wrong to begin with, but the published 2010 figure changed by 20 from how it was originally listed, following the result of a Count Question Resolution process that the Census Bureau makes available. It only changes the total population of the city; the demographic subtotals will still total to the original 2010 census figure. That's how they do it... --Ken Gallager (talk) 14:02, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Smith Center for the Performing Arts - Photos?

Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Ahoi :) Could someone of you share images at Wikimedia Commons of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts? It's still U/C in the 2010 pic to the right. I mean it turned out really imposing, check the photos at David M. Schwarz Architects! This is purely magnificent. Neo Art Deco. I'd be so thankful for some recent photos. Thanks and all the best, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 11:02, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

I agree Horst-schlaemma! As an important part of Las Vegas, some striking night photos of The Smith Center would be much appreciated and extremely helpful to the article. Bporter28 (talk) 14:41, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Montage

Okay Vegaswikian, Mark Miller, and Larry - I took the 6 pics out of those above which were of the city (I'd like to replace 2 of the aerial shots from the Stratosphere with other more specific photos, and will do so if you can suggest some. But here's the montage I came up with. Thoughts? Onel5969 (talk) 22:27, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

File:Las Vegas Montage 1.jpg

Las Vegas Montage 1

File:LasVegasMontage.jpg

Las Vegas Montage

File:LasVegasMontage6.jpg

Las Vegas Montage Option 3

@Onel5969:, sorry it took so long to respond (in my defense, I got distracted trying to be a good citizen by attending to articles for deletion). With the caveat that I'm the last person you should ask about how things look, I think your montage is a definite improvement over the current lead image. Given the importance of the Stratosphere to the skyline, I think it's justifiable to include the picture with the airplane and the Strat. Thanks for all the hard work! --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 21:09, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

If you need a picture of the Strat, then

, or would be better. There are many other choices. The picture with the airplane is really bad for it's perspective. It makes it look like the tower is next to the airport! It is not. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:06, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

@Traveling Man and Larry/Traveling Man: - lol. Not sure I can consider a single response a consensus... but I'm going to put the montage up, maybe that will generate some discussion! Onel5969 (talk) 22:33, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Yea, LOL. Two comments and one objection and that's consensus? Vegaswikian (talk) 16:45, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

I'll swap out one of those other pic for the one with the airplane. Give me a day or so. Onel5969 (talk) 18:15, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm also going to move the picture here around if I can. It is really messing with the layout of the comments. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:29, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi, @Bporter28:! I reverted your change to Las Vegas. Two of the six images were not of the city proper. Also, there's a very recent discussion about the main image on the talk page, beginning with section "Main Image", then continuing with this section ("Montage"). If you want to discuss this issue, it would be best to add your concerns here. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 04:09, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Larry/Traveling_Man! Thanks for the feedback. I was unaware of this conversation on the Talk Page. I am concerned about the new montage as many of the photos are virtually the same and do not actually SHOW the city, as many of the other collages for major cities on Wikipedia do. I have currently reverted to the original photo. I feel we should hold off on the montage until we can compile an appropriate montage which does more justice for the city and shows more of what the city is about and has to offer.(talk) 21:23, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

How do we feel about this one? User:Bporter28 (talk) 21:23, 21 October 2014 (UTC) (Montage moved up next to other montage)

I like some of the pics in the second montage, will switch them out with some in the first. By Thursday, I'll have a new montage (am working on a different project, sorry about the delay). Onel5969 (talk) 12:32, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Sounds good! I feel that the photo of downtown in the upper left hand corner of the first montage needs to be switched out, as that photo is several years old and the skyline has changed quite a bit since then. The image is also fairly low quality. I also feel that the plane should definitely be switched out as it doesn't really have anything to do with the city specifically. The World Market Center, Smith Center, Lou Ruvo Brain Center, and City Hall are all much more relevant and important to the article in question. If you're looking to replace the downtown photo, the panorama in the bottom of the second montage is a good substitute. User:Bporter28 (talk) 13:31, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

In the meantime Onel5969, I would really like to use the second montage as I think it shows more relevance to the article, and a variety of landmarks rather than just desert skyline. Thank you! On a side note, I think the second montage that we have is completely appropriate, showing both the city skyline, as well as the landmarks contained within, all with clear, high quality images. Nothing is redundant and the montage is appropriate to the article. All other major city montages on Wikipedia show the landmarks of the city, and this one shows those within the city proper of Las Vegas, not those within Paradise or Winchester. User:Bporter28 (talk) 14:18, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Onel5969, I would like to use the new montage above (Las Vegas Montage Option 3) for the city as I spent a great deal of time compiling it. The new montage shows great detail about what the city has to offer and deals only with the city proper. Each image is a Creative Commons license and/or my own work. This took nearly a month to put together. I feel the new montage would be beneficial to the city as each image is of high quality and the montage shows each building and district in great, clear detail- much more in line with Wikipedia standards. I would also like to include information about Las Vegas being a leader in the hospitality industry because it is. Thank you! User:Bporter28 (talk) 08:25, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing it to the talk page, Bporter28. And thank you for all the effort you put into it. Personally, I like the other one you had up better, but am not adverse to making a change, that's just my personal preference, I think it's a bit busy, with the extra 3 pics. I'm letting other interested editors know about here: Vegaswikian, Mark Miller, and Larry. I would like to hear what they (and any others who read this, of course) have to say. Onel5969 (talk) 20:16, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the prompt response Onel5969! I appreciate your opinion. I think the extra photos do justice for the city as they show more of the city as a whole, rather than just three buildings and two skyline scenes. When I look at other major cities, such as New York City and Los Angeles, each has many different photos in their montage and I tried to do the same here for better quality standards. I tried to find photos in the new montage that showed greater clarity. The Smith Center, for example, now the entire building can be seen rather than just one portion of it. In addition, I was able to factor in city districts, such as Fremont East, Arts District, and the industrial district around Charleston that show more of Las Vegas city proper as whole, rather than just the Downtown Gaming area. Thanks again! I appreciate your help. As you can tell, I care a great deal about Las Vegas. Haha ! User:Bporter28 (talk) 12:43, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Vegaswikian, Mark Miller, Larry, Onel5969 I've looked at several other city pages on Wikipedia for quality assurance. Phoenix, Arizona, New York City, and Miami, among others each have montages which show an extensive variety of cityscapes and locations. Let me know what you guys think! I'd love some discussion. Thanks! User:Bporter28 (talk) 12:30, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

You're asking my advice on appearance? Groan. There's a reason I'm not an interior decorator ;-). Ok...well...here goes. I'm using a desktop monitor (24 inch) at 1920x1080 pixels. At that size/resolution, if I view the images full screen, I like the new montage [2] better. I like the images of some of the newer buildings, and the wider angle images of the city are big enough. However, if I view the montages as part of the article, I like the older image [3] better. It gives me a better feel of Las Vegas. The result: I hate to be wishy washy, but I don't have a strong opinion either way. I could be happy with either one. --21:54, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Hahaha Thanks for the feedback Larry! :) I'm glad you like it! I can also move the daytime skyline to the center if anyone prefers. I took a screenshot of what the montage looks like in the article, but I'm not sure how to upload it here. You can check it out in the revision history though! I'm glad you guys are good with the new one as well. I think it's better suited to the article, city, and quality standards in comparison to other Wikipedia city articles. The current one is rather plain. User:Bporter28 (talk) 14:05, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

I prefer option 3.--Mark Miller (talk) 06:23, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Mark Miller and thank you everyone for all of the kind remarks, help, and feedback! I'm going to go ahead and make the change as we are either for it and/or not opposed to making the change/happy with either one. If you guys have any additional comments, or if you would prefer the daytime skyline photo in the center as opposed to the nighttime shot of the industrial district, please don't hesitate to let me know as I can change the arrangement in the montage! Thanks again guys! User:Bporter28 (talk) 14:05, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Sister cities - does Las Vegas still recognize them?

The section "Sister cities" states that Las Vegas' sister cities are designated by Sister Cities International. I just checked their web site, and the site doesn't list Las Vegas at all. This section has no other references except for Wikipedia itself -- which of course is not a valid reference. Should the section be removed? --Larry (talk) 17:30, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Lacking any reliable sources, I have removed this section. As near as I can tell, Las Vegas once was a part of Sisters Cities International, but no longer is a member. --Larry (talk) 20:48, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Larry! You have to be careful about using SCI's interactive guide. There were two other cities I attempted to research which turned up just like Las Vegas, but in actuality, they had several sister cities. I think there is a glitch in their software. Regardless, at the top of their page, there is a tab labeled "City Guide", which is an 84 page pdf. It's more time consuming, but usually more accurate. It does show that Las Vegas has no sister cities (Reno does, as does Fallon). Just an FYI. Onel5969 (talk) 22:39, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! That's definitely interesting. Fortunately, as you noted, they agree for Las Vegas. --Larry (talk) 23:19, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

hi there,you insisting to delete this section,but why don't you show any evidence who prove your claim? where says las vegas does not recognise that cities as sister cities from now on? do you have source? if you have not please don't remove my edittion because i put a source also.Find source and share it firstly before turn that to deleting fight. Here isn't a plase for feeding egos is it?--Kamuran Ötükenli (talk) 13:40, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

By the way discusing that before doesn't means you solve it.If Las Vegas is canceled participating in sister cities project then here must be some anouncements about it! If you insisting about your claim you should you must prove it. But you just saying "this is how i say" and deleting the edition of others. you can't do that and also its against wiki WP:NPOV.--Kamuran Ötükenli (talk) 13:55, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi. Please read above, the evidence is there. The source which is the standard for sister cities is Sister Cities International. They are the controlling organization. If they don't recognize that Las Vegas has sister cities, then guess what, Las Vegas doesn't have sister cities. This isn't about egos, it's about facts. Answer.com from who knows when is not a valid source. Onel5969 (talk) 13:57, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Onel5969 is correct. The source named above (Sister Cities International) shows that Las Vegas no longer has any sister cities. Answers.com is user editable, and therefore may not be used as a reliable source. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 15:15, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

No there is not any evidence, to say "i didn't see it" is not an evidence it's doesn't works like this. If Las Vegas is officially quit from sister cities project there must be an official announcement or press relase about it. do you have something like that? If you don't please find some one and then you can claim something more than "i didn't see it on web page"... --Kamuran Ötükenli (talk) 09:59, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

making the page as "semi protected"! very ethical very academical and very smart behaviour,congratulations.Long live ego, who cares the neutral point of view and information...--Kamuran Ötükenli (talk) 14:38, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Not sure what your issue is. The evidence has been provided in the official list by Sister Cities, which has NONE for Las Vegas. This isn't rocket science. Onel5969 (talk) 14:45, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

As Onel5969 has said, proof has been provided. In any case, if you wish to have a statement included in the article, Wikipedia policy is that the burden is on you to provide proof. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 15:41, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Don't say who said what. just show a proof or your claim. othervise your argument is invalid. Actually i think you are not a kind which is deserves a conversation or any responses. But whatever.--Kamuran Ötükenli (talk) 08:24, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Lost Wages

• Portal:Las Vegas/Quotes

   What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
   The Entertainment Capital of the World.
   Lost Wages, Nevada.
   Sin City.

I see no mention in the main article of the cute-ish mis-name "Lost Wages". This is a basic factoid of US culture. It is notable enough to belong here. But how or where, I don't know... (see talk page, 2008 and 2013) (I don't know if it offensive, or who would be offended. But it is true and notable, regardless. 100,000 google matches.) If you are feeling brave, Be Bold! -71.174.183.177 (talk) 03:19, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Question

I'm seeing that 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, but I'm not seeing the rest. What percentage had a male householder with no wife present?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.240.194 (talk) 03:59, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

• Maybe that question was not asked on the census. Vanjagenije (talk) 20:09, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Timeline of Las Vegas

What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 11:18, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2015

Please move the word 'first' in the sentence "the first atomic bomb was detonated at the Nevada Test Site," to just in front of the the word 'detonated' as the first bomb was not detonated in Nevada but later bombs were detonated for testing purposes. This adjective is clearly misplaced. 184.99.108.184 (talk) 10:52, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Done Have reworded it Cannolis (talk) 11:32, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2015

I wanted to add a new resources for the readers visiting Las Vegas. This is 'the Las Vegas Power Pass. It's the sightseeing card which gives holders free to over 25 Vegas attractions, tours and experiences including Stratosphere Tower Observation Deck, Madame Tussauds, and Grand Canyon West Legacy.

88.98.69.235 (talk) 13:27, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Not done: - Wikipedia will not sell your product for you. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 14:05, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

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Wealthiest Cities

I'm removing this phrase from the intro section:
"and is one of the wealthiest major cities in the country"
The listed source:
http://m.reviewjournal.com/trending/silver-state/las-vegas-one-wealthiest-big-cities-us
is misleading. In that source it says "Here are the 33 wealthiest cities in America with populations greater than 500,000" - but there are only 34 cities TOTAL with populations greater than 500,000 (not sure why Detroit isn't on their list) - and Las Vegas comes in at #16 - right in the middle. Dtcomposer (talk) 18:23, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

@Bporter28: Please note the above. The cited article actually shows that Las Vegas is approximately average in terms of wealth among large cities, which hardly seems worth mentioning. Toohool (talk) 19:03, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2016

Winchester, Nevada,unincorporated should be added to list of nearby communities. Also in that list, Enterprise should be listed as Enterprise, Nevada for consistency. 70.106.253.61 (talk) 01:41, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  06:59, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Climate

We must check the data for climate. Something's wrong there, or confused.--181.27.135.19 (talk) 03:12, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 23 August 2016

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Semi-protected edit request on 31 August 2016

Las Vegas is also known as the Gambling Capital of the World as it has the largest strip of land based casinos. [4]

Santoshjain87 (talk) 14:39, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

 Done Regards— MeowMoon (talk) 23:26, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2016

Change 29th to 28th most populous city in the US. Thank you! Zhindin (talk) 21:26, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Done Stickee (talk) 00:59, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Images

IMHO there are way too many images included in this article. Is there any change we can either cut down the number or at least move them into their own section. They are for a lack of a better word clogging up the article's text. YborCityJohn (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2017

Update City Council positions for Wards 2 and 6. Ward 2: Steve Seroka. Ward 6: Michele Fiore. Lukedurbin (talk) 10:33, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 15:57, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Incorrectly identified buildings

Pictures incorrectly labeled. First pic) Downtown Las Vegas; includes the Stratosphere Tower. Second Pic) Springs Preserve. Third Pic) World Market Center, Las Vegas Grand Plaza (Buildings A, B, C). Fourth Pic) Clark County Government Center// Back ground shows Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Halcyoniris (talk) 05:24, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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Bold in hatnote

@Bporter28: I get your point about Las Vegas Valley (I was thinking of the geographical valley – in fact it makes more sense to mention Las Vegas Valley first, as opposed to the city proper, then Las Vegas Strip). However, the bold text in the hatnote is out of order; this is the first case I come across on WP of a hatnote with some bold text in it, and indeed the guidelines on hatnotes don't even mention bold text, while MOS:BOLD does not mention hatnotes. I can see no reason for this article to be inconsistent with the rest of the encyclopaedia. Also, "in Nevada" is redundant, as the other Las Vegas elsewhere are far less notable. --Deeday-UK (talk) 20:04, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

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Semi protected edit request for broken link

Hello fellow Wikipedian's. I would like to update citation #56, which is a broken link to the following article https://qz.com/875086/five-years-in-tony-hsiehs-downtown-project-is-hardly-any-closer-to-being-a-real-city/

Can I please get approval for this?

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Where do I add this

Las Vegas is 250 miles from Phoenix, Arizona, the diameter of Moon. ☾ Yes, I know my signature is a license plate. 22:56, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit Golden Knights Title Section

The Golden Knights have two titles: NHL Pacific Division Champions

                                   NHL Conference Champions.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:647:C800:2EF2:E86E:278C:6832:2929 (talk) 22:13, 23 May 2018 (UTC) 

@2601:647:C800:2EF2:E86E:278C:6832:2929: The titles column is for league titles, not divisional/conference titles. SportsFan007 (talk) 22:37, 23 May 2018 (UTC)SportsFan007

Why no climate table for Las Vegas?

Why in the world should the Climate section consist of English sentences, when so much of that information is best described with a table or graph?

The Wikipedia standard climate tables, for almost all big cities and many smaller ones, are quite effective at conveying a lot of climate information, about temperature and precipitation, in a very compact and convenient format.

Why exactly is that not in the Las Vegas article?

(My guess: Someone connected with the Chamber of Commerce doesn't want it widely known that some months the average daily high temperature is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.)

In any case: This is no way to run an encyclopedia. Let's include the usual climate table for Las Vegas? Please?2600:1700:E1C0:F340:F45D:90C:517B:2146 (talk) 01:13, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

There is a climate table that is collapsed by default. Look for the line with "Climate data for McCarran International Airport" and click the "show" link. This is consistent with the articles for other major American cities, like Boston, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle. Is there some other article that you think is a better model to follow? Also, please assume good faith. Most Wikipedia articles are mostly produced by volunteers who dedicate their time toward the idea of a free encyclopedia, not by "chambers of commerce" trying to suppress harmful information. Toohool (talk) 01:59, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Most Casinos

"Most casinos are located on Fremont St. One exception is The Stratosphere." This sounds like ads. Can we remove the bias? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:E100:4780:8424:2285:9A3B:3DD2 (talk) 10:47, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2018

Please Change "The Las Vegas Valley is the home of one major league professional team, the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League, an expansion team that began play in the 2017–18 NHL season out of T-Mobile Arena in nearby Paradise.[66] In 2020, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League will relocate to Las Vegas Stadium, which is currently under construction.[67]"

To "The Las Vegas Valley is the home of two major league professional teams, the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League, an expansion team that began play in the 2017-18 season out of T-Mobile Arena in nearby Paradise. That same year the Las Vegas Lights FC of the United Soccer League, also an expansion team, began play out of Cashman Field in Downtown Las Vegas. In 2020, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League will relocate to Las Vegas Stadium, which is currently under construction.[67]" Lvlightsfc (talk) 04:53, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

References

@Lvlightsfc: The Las Vegas Light FC USL team is a minor professional team, not a major one. SportsFan007 (talk) 05:27, 24 October 2018 (UTC)SportsFan007

Please see the changes I have made to the sports section. SportsFan007 (talk) 05:56, 24 October 2018 (UTC)SportsFan007

 Partly done: See the edits made by SportsFan007. DannyS712 (talk) 06:06, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 November 2018

112.110.68.127 (talk) 10:25, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 11:00, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

"Vega/s" does not mean Meadow/s in Spanish

• See Alluvial plain in Wiki and then check Spanish version
• See Meadow in Wiki and then move to Spanish version es:Prado

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Semi-protected edit February 27, 2019

Las Vegas has a Sushi roll named after it. The Las Vegas Roll contains Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado, dynamite sauce, and is then deep fried tempura style. It is a good starter sushi for those who aren't sure how they feel about sushi yet!Nbrobston (talk) 19:50, 27 February 2019 (UTC)2/27/2019

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2019

Hi - in the Culture section, would you please:

1) change "Nevada State Museum" to "Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas"? Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas is the correct and complete name. 2) add a link to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas web site? The url is: http://nvculture.org/nevadastatemuseumlasvegas/ thank you! Hjr1921 (talk) 15:06, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Doesn't seem necessary, we don't always need to use full official names. Their own website seems to mainly use "Nevada State Museum". With regards adding a link, the Wikipedia manual of style doesn't allow placing external links in the body text. The link would only go under "External Links", but a specific museum doesn't seem the most relevant there. – Þjarkur (talk) 21:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2019

change "LDS Church" to "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" Joeblake321 (talk) 23:50, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

 Already done —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:39, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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Population

The Las Vegas population needs to be changed to 655,529 as of 2019 because another estimate from US Population 2019.--kenlags2--2602:306:CD96:8E70:604A:D5E:70F0:142C (talk) 04:21, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

~ where is your souce for this new information ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 10:28, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2020

Nicolette Goulet passed on April 16,2008, not April 17, 2008. 50.80.80.39 (talk) 03:28, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Las Vegas. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. If your request does relate to this article, please be more specific as I do not see this information in this article. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 16:25, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2020

Change Carolyn Goodman (politician) to Carolyn Goodman to removed redirect link 47.223.78.205 (talk) 19:37, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Nothing wrong with going through the redirect, WP:NOTBROKEN – Thjarkur (talk) 20:27, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2020

"Due to concerns about climate change in the wake of a 2002 drought, daily water consumption has been reduced from 314 gallons per resident in 2003 to around 205 gallons" =>

"Due to concerns about climate change in the wake of a 2002 drought, daily water consumption has been reduced from 314 US gallons (1,189 L) per resident in 2003 to around 205 US gallons (776 L)" 93.136.34.49 (talk) 19:52, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

 Done I put a {{convert}} template on those, which is rounding things a bit differently but should work just fine. Thanks! ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 20:18, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. (I had already added convert in the code I suggested ;) 93.136.34.49 (talk) 20:23, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Pictures of Las Vegas - mismatch with descriptions

I see there are 6 photos of Las Vegas, and there are 7 descriptions. So is one photo missing, or is there one description too many? I do not feel qualified to fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.80.178.116 (talk) 12:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2020

Add the following under 'Culture': "In 2019, The New York Times called Las Vegas a surprising “literary hub” and noted that this “bookish culture" centered around The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute at UNLV,  and its magazine The Believer, and The Writer’s Block bookstore." Source [5] LA566 (talk) 02:31, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

 Not done. Already done at Las Vegas Valley#Culture and the arts. This page's section is supposed to be shorter, and an upcoming literary scene should be described at the main section. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 14:21, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

The elephant in the room.

Currently, the article lacks any mention of organized crime, the mafia or prostitution. Anybody have the wherewithal to fill these gaps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FunkyWags (talk • contribs) 22:43, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

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Incorrect picture captions?

The first and third picture captions at the top of the page may be incorrect. The first picture shown is not "Downtown Las Vegas". It is obviously a picture of some of the hotels and other high rise buildings along the Strip and I-15. I'm not sure what this should be called instead, since there already is a picture and caption for the "Las Vegas Strip". Also, the fourth caption "Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas" may be obsolete. I know this hotel changed its name to "The STRAT", but I'm not sure what the tower is called (SkyPod?). Bunkyray5 (talk) 02:06, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

City proper or Metropolitan area?

This article claims to be about the city proper. Then it mentions the LV Valley and even shows pictures of the strip which are NOT within LV proper. This is a factual encyclopedia. I think the article should only depict the city proper; otherwise, it should purport to be about the LV area in general, including but not limited to, the city itself. 71.226.227.121 (talk) 10:24, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

climate chart update

Can someone please update the climate chart to reflect the 1991-2020 averages? 2600:387:F:4C11:0:0:0:A (talk) 21:19, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

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Semi protected edit request

Original:

Las Vegas Strip Main article: Las Vegas Strip The center of the gambling and entertainment industry is located on the Las Vegas Strip, outside the city limits in the surrounding unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester in Clark County. The largest and most notable casinos and buildings are located there.

My edit:

Las Vegas Strip Main article: Las Vegas Strip The center of the gambling and entertainment industry is located on the Las Vegas Strip, outside the city limits in the surrounding unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester in Clark County. Some of the largest casinos and buildings are located there.

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ––FormalDude ^talk 02:19, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

@FormalDude: I bolded the change in the section, changing "the largest and most notable" to "some of the largest". I believe it gets rid of a peacock term, or if not you can just add "some" before "the". Sorry for now highlighting the change beforehand, whoops. 172.112.210.32 (talk) 01:28, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done ––FormalDude ^talk 04:41, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Sports

For the Raiders you have est 2020...forgetting Oakland and LA but you have list 3 championships from Oak and LA? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.59.90.123 (talk) 01:55, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Add historical mining sites to economy section

Flying out of Vegas I noticed 2 large block-sized quarries in the middle of suburbs and I couldn't find any information or articles on them. I've done a lot of early research and found that there were previously many mining sites all around what is now the suburbs, and that this specific one was previously 200 acres long but filled in and now only fills 50 acres. One limitation is that I haven't been able to find any licensed photos, but I may be able to get one on my flight back. Shredux (talk) 02:03, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2022

Mayor Pro Tem Stavros S. Anthony (R) 74.62.14.55 (talk) 17:49, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:08, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

This book tells you what ethnicities live in Las Vegas.

There is a Irish, German, Japanese, Cuban, Scandinavian, Muslim, Armenian, Argentine, Korean, Thai, Ethiopian, Guatemalan and Colombian community in Las Vegas.

This is the book: More Peoples of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces 123.194.157.2 (talk) 01:38, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Las Vegas has sister cities.

These are the sister cities of Las Vegas

Angeles, Philippines, Ansan, Bandung, Huludao, Jakarta, Jounieh, León, Guanajuato, Pamukkale, and Phuket

Las Vegas Sun also stated Las Vegas has sister cities. 123.194.157.2 (talk) 01:48, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Las Vegas had sister cities in the past, but currently has no sister cities:

• The Las Vegas Sun article is from 1997 -- so old as to be useless.
• http://en.sistercity.info/sister-cities/Las%20Vegas.html says that its info is based on Wikipedia -- so it is of zero use as a source.
• The most recent Sister Cities International listing (https://sistercities.org/membership-directory/ ) shows ZERO sister cities of Las Vegas. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 02:44, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 August 2022 Add Mayor Pro Tem of The City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
City
From top, left to right: Downtown Las Vegas; World Market Center; Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas; Las Vegas Strip; Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; and Clark County Government Center
Flag Seal
Etymology: Spanish: Las vegas (English: The meadows)
Nickname(s):  "Vegas", "Sin City", "City of Lights", "The Gambling Capital of the World", "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "Capital of Second Chances", "The Marriage Capital of the World", "The Silver City", "America's Playground"
Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Clark
Founded	May 15, 1905
Incorporated	March 16, 1911
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Carolyn Goodman (I)
• Mayor Pro Tem	Stavros S. Anthony (R)
• City Council	Members Brian Knudsen (D) Victoria Seaman (R) Olivia Diaz (D) Cedric Crear (D) Michele Fiore (R)
• City Manager	Jorge Cervantes
Area
• City	141.84 sq mi (367.36 km2)
• Land	141.78 sq mi (367.22 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	2,001 ft (610 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	641,903
• Rank	25th in the United States 1st in Nevada
• Density	4,527.46/sq mi (1,748.01/km2)
• Metro	2,265,461 (29th)
Demonym	Las Vegan
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP code	89044, 89054, 891xx
Area code	702 & 725
FIPS code	32-40000
GNIS feature ID	847388
Major airport	LAS
Interstate Highways	I-15, I-515
Other major highways	US 93, US 95, SR 159, SR 599, SR 604, CC 215
Website	lasvegasnevada.gov

2603:8001:2902:64F4:E4B0:CF2E:16EE:A23C (talk) 02:42, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

References

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Are you suggesting a change in the infobox? If so, please make it clear what you want to change in the infobox. Thank you. --*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 06:12, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Education correction

University of Nevada School of Medicine is in Reno, the medical school in Las Vegas is The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV 2600:8801:20AF:7600:85B5:7FEB:E4BA:6507 (talk) 04:16, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes. We don't yet have an article about the new Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. One would be quite welcome. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 15:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2022 add Mayor Pro Tem of Las Vegas

government_type = Council–Manager

leader_title                    = Mayor
leader_name                     = Carolyn Goodman (I)
leader_title1                   = Mayor Pro Tem
leader_name1                    = Stavros S. Anthony (R)
leader_title2                   = City Council

leader_name2 =

Members

• Brian Knudsen (D)
• Victoria Seaman (R)
• Olivia Diaz (D)
• Cedric Crear (D)
• Michele Fiore (R)

leader_title3                   = City Manager
leader_name3                    = Jorge Cervantes 2603:8001:2902:64F4:FCF6:2B8F:2977:880 (talk) 21:55, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

So the requested change is to add Mayor Pro Tem Stavros S. Anthony to the infobox. Do we usually list positions like this in infoboxes? It's not an elected position, and doesn't seem to be all that important. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 23:36, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

The Mayor Pro Tem is elected you the city council and if the mayor resigns or dies the mayor pro the is the acting mayor and chairs the meeting most mayors aren't elect a mayor the mayor pro the is important like a vice president roll of a city I would appreciate if the requested was accepted 2603:8001:2902:64F4:FCF6:2B8F:2977:880 (talk) 06:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

"Selected by the city council" is not the same as elected. Do we put vice-mayors in infoboxes? Not usually. Los Angeles, for example, includes mayor, city attorney, and city controller; San Diego, the mayor and city attorney; Phoenix, Arizona just the mayor; Reno, Nevada just the mayor. A few deputy mayors are listed; Seattle, for example, has three of them. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 17:06, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Las Vegas is A Council-Mayor not strong mayor Like Anaheim they elect the mayor and the council elects the Mayor Pro Tem there is no mayor right now so the mayor pro tem is in charge right now and the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem is on the Infobox I would appreciate if the requested was accepted 2603:8001:2902:64F4:FCF6:2B8F:2977:880 (talk) 21:31, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

They have a mayor right now and she's Carolyn Goodman, her term ends in 2024 per state law. Aaron Liu (talk) 22:51, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. This appears to be a controversial edit, and I'm not sure whether or not the mayor pro team should be included. I don't see any evidence that vegas currently has no mayor. Aaron Liu (talk) 22:36, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

mayor pro-tem of Las Vegas has different rules than other city council members and have the same Powers as the mayor in the vacancy or the absence of mayor there was a mayor pro tem slot on the infobot on May 11 2019‎ and was remove I'm just replacing the mayor pro tem on the infobox 2603:8001:2902:64F4:103D:EE4E:1D:193E (talk) 23:54, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

The mayor is currently not vacant so I don't see why we should add it, by your description which affirms what I think it is it is even less than vice mayor. Aaron Liu (talk) 22:50, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

The Mayor Pro Tem of Las Vegas is the Vice Mayor and has all vice mayor roles it just different titles [6] 2603:8001:2902:64F4:A4B1:FAB:648A:F9CF (talk) 04:48, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Still, we don't usually put vice mayors in infoboxes. Aaron Liu (talk) 17:55, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

All the cities in southern California and southern Nevada have the vice Mayors or Pro Tem and its would be fitting to to add Mayor Pro Tem on the Infobox 2603:8001:2902:64F4:A4B1:FAB:648A:F9CF (talk) 00:01, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done Aaron Liu (talk) 11:26, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2022

Add ethnic groups and ancestries in Las Vegas. The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces says there is a Native American, Mexican, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Jewish, Filipino, Indian, Croatian, Salvadoran and Polish community in Las Vegas. Here is the book: https://books.google.com/books?id=nCuVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1 193.148.251.57 (talk) 07:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. 3mi1y (talk) 08:40, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2022

Add ancestries and ethnic groups in Las Vegas:

https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Las%20vegas%20ancestry&tid=ACSDT1Y2021.B04006 45.8.146.215 (talk) 00:04, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 00:09, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

OK, so then should I go onto the Dubai article and get rid of the Arabia flag if it’s as unimportant as the American flag? I feel like they’re somewhat important (and charming) on the articles. DrkWebber (talk) 19:35, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2022

Most tourists in Las Vegas are from China. Add this to tourism section.

https://knpr.org/knpr/2017-01/china-growing-importance-source-las-vegas-visitors 80.71.157.208 (talk) 08:48, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 15:27, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2022 (2)

There is a sizeable Ethiopian community in Las Vegas. Add to demographics section.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/ethiopian-community-evolved-in-las-vegas-over-last-decades/ 80.71.157.208 (talk) 08:50, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 15:27, 21 November 2022 (UTC)