Wikipedia:WikiProject Las Vegas
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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Las Vegas, 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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[edit] Title
WikiProject on Las Vegas
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
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[edit] Participants
- (Project founder / Resident) …Guy M… (soapbox) 12:23, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
- jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 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.
- Brianckeegan 18:42, 14 May 2006 (UTC) from Green Valley
- (non-resident) Squeezeweasel 13:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- (non-resident) Patricknoddy
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Casinos, Hotels and Resorts (CHRs)
[edit] Hierarchy definition
No classification of this project has been defined.
[edit] Goals
- Maintain up–to–date accurate information.
- Common items that change frequently include: population, CHR ownership, name, room count, attractions and restaurants.
- Create a standard naming convention for CHR article titles.
- Create a easy navigation system of CHRs.
- Maintain a logical categorization for the location of CHRs.
[edit] Projects
- List all categories currently being used
- Identify main articles and what should be in each
- 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.
[edit] Tasks
- Create an article listing known CHRs, cities and other attractions. Possibly at Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Las Vegas.
- Create Templates:
- Create a template Template:LV Resort with primary information (room count, location, owner, market (NASDAQ/NYSE), attractions, restaurants...) to be included into articles. See discussion on /Templates.
- Create a short template Template:LV nav? with links to lists (ie: Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Las Vegas, List of Las Vegas attractions) See discussion on /Templates.
- Expand articles: See: Articles needing expansion
- Cleanup articles: Las Vegas metropolitan area
- Create articles: See: Articles to be created
[edit] 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)
[edit] General strategy and discussion forums
- Wikipedia Talk:Wikiproject Las Vegas
- /Strategy
[edit] Other subpages
- /Templates – for template design and discussions
- /Fact finding – for topic research, particularly dates
- /Issues – for discussions about how to handle other items. A better description is needed, but look at the first entry to see how this could be used.
[edit] Templates
[edit] Infoboxes
{{wplv}}
{{Casino infobox}}
[edit] Stub templates
- Template:Las Vegas-stub
(Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. *To propose new stub categories/templates, see Stub sorting criteria: Proposed new stubs.)
[edit] Other templates
{{Las Vegas Strip}}
{{Las Vegas TV}}
{{Las Vegas radio}}
[edit] Categories
- City/County
- Things
- Category:Television stations in Las Vegas
- Category:Hotels in Las Vegas
- Category:Casinos in Las Vegas
- Category:Visitor attractions in Las Vegas
- Category:Las Vegas botanical gardens
- Category:Clark County School District
- Category:Las Vegas landmarks
- Category:Las Vegas media
- Category:Las Vegas libraries
- Category:Sports in Las Vegas
- Category:Las Vegas conventions and trade shows
- Category:Convention centers in Las Vegas
- Category:Hospitals in Clark County
- Category:Las Vegas Monorail stations
- Category:Transportation in Las Vegas
- Category:Las Vegas parks --> Category:Nevada parks only one with an article is listed under Category:United States parks
- Category:Sports venues in Las Vegas
- Category:Production shows in Las Vegas
[edit] 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
- List of Las Vegas attractions
[edit] Articles
[edit] Wikipedia articles on Las Vegas
[edit] Wikipedia namespace and Meta-Wiki articles on Las Vegas
- Wikipedia:Las Vegas
- meta:Las Vegas
[edit] 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.
[edit] Articles that need to be created
- Octavius Gass
- Apache Hotel
- Cannery Casino Resorts the company not the casino. Is the project covering local companies?
- Gold Spike
- Golden Gate Casino
- Pioneer Casino
- Las Vegas Club
- Arizona Charlie's Boulder
- Arizona Charlie's Decatur
- Boulder Station
- Nevada Palace Hotel & Casino
- Terrible's Hotel Casino
- Slots-A-Fun
[edit] Articles needing expansion
- The Orleans Hotel and Casino
- Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
- Floyd Lamb State Park
- Lake Las Vegas
- Flamingo Las Vegas
- Neonopolis
- M&M World
[edit] Articles needing pictures
Delete when added
- Cherry Patch Ranch
- Chicken Ranch
- Moonlight Bunny Ranch
- Mustang Ranch
- Castaways
- Castaways hotel and casino
- Fitzgeralds Las Vegas
- Four Queens
- Fremont Hotel and Casino
- Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
- Green Valley Ranch resort and spa
- Holiday Casino
- Jokers Wild Casino
- Lady Luck Hotel & Casino
- Las Vegas Hilton
- Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery
- The Mint Las Vegas
- Orleans Hotel and Casino
- Palace Station
- The Palms
- Plaza Hotel & Casino
- The Resort at Summerlin
[edit] Did you know?
[edit] 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:
[edit] Collaboration of the week
[edit] Future suggestions for COTW
- production show a major type of show staged in Las Vegas
[edit] Peer review
[edit] Featured articles
[edit] Featured article candidates
[edit] Featured pictures
[edit] Featured picture candidates
[edit] Featured lists
[edit] Featured list candidates
[edit] Wikipedia surveys
[edit] Ad hoc surveys
[edit] Ongoing Wikipedia surveys
[edit] Votes for deletion
- Votes for deletion (Article deletion):
- Votes for undelete (Article undeletion}:
- Templates for deletion:
- Categories for deletion:
- Images for deletion:
- Redirects for deletion:
[edit] Requests
[edit] Resources
[edit] Las Vegas Meetups
[edit] Archives
- #1