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Stavros S. Anthony has a Wikipedia page and i'm requesting a link
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government_type = Council–Manager
leader_title = Mayor leader_name = Carolyn Goodman (I) leader_title1 = Mayor Pro Tem leader_name1 = Stavros S. Anthony (R)[1] leader_title2 = City Council
leader_name2 =
- Brian Knudsen (D)
- Victoria Seaman (R)
- Olivia Diaz (D)
- Stavros S. Anthony (R)
- Cedric Crear (D)
- Michele Fiore (R)
leader_title3 = City Manager leader_name3 = Jorge Cervantes
Meaning of Las Vegas
editLas Vegas is not a Spanish word. The meadows is los prados. José de México (talk) 22:04, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Las Vegas is Spanish. La vega means "fertile plain or lowland; water meadow." There are many towns in Spain and other countries named Vega, Vegas, or Las Vegas. https://es.wiki.x.io/wiki/Vega https://es.wiki.x.io/wiki/Vegas AndyBloch (talk) 07:05, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2024
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Why is the 2017 shooting in the see also section? it should be in the history section. Kennev123 (talk) 02:16, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
Not done: The link is in the See also section because that's what the See also section is for. As for why there isn't any mention in the History section, see Wikipedia:Summary style; the history section cannot contain every single event that has happened in the city without unnecessarily bloating the article. The event is mentioned (albeit briefly) in the independent articles Timeline of Las Vegas and History of Las Vegas. Liu1126 (talk) 03:08, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2024
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This edit involves the opening sentence of the article. Please change the original:Las Vegas,[1] often known simply as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County., toLas Vegas,[2] often known simply as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.for clarity and reduced repetition of "county" in the lead, thank you. 97.77.64.90 (talk) 18:56, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ (US: /lɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/ lahss VAY-gəss; from Spanish las vegas 'the meadows')
- ^ (US: /lɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/ lahss VAY-gəss; from Spanish las vegas 'the meadows')
Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2024
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Add the most common ancestries and spoken languages to demographics section.
https://data.census.gov/table?t=Ancestry&g=160XX00US3240000 2600:6C50:7E00:316:7181:567C:B6AB:A00 (talk) 07:08, 28 July 2024 (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. M.Bitton (talk) 20:08, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
Oral history interview on Early Las Vegas
editOral history interview with Charles A. Bennett conducted by Michael E. Kulwin on 5 March 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.
https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1v331
https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/d1ks6n71t
98.248.161.240 (talk) 20:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- That is certainly interesting, but that's what's called WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 21:10, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
McMasters vs. Clark
editAlthough this article says that Las Vegas developed from the McMasters property, histories from UNLV and elsewhere say that Clark's townsite was the winner. See https://special.library.unlv.edu/aae/westside-history-spotlight. "The Clark Townsite is present day downtown Las Vegas. It was bounded by 5th Street on the east to Main Street on the west and Clark Street on the south to Stewart Street.[1] The competition began. Clark’s ads touted the easy availability of water, while McWilliams sold between 2000 and 3000 lots assuming that the nearness of the natural springs would ensure his success. However, the railroad company established the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, laid out the Las Vegas Townsite east of the tracks, and held an auction to sell lots in May 1905. Many of McWilliams’ residents and businesses moved across the track,s leaving that original Townsite with a small group of permanent dwellers. The majority chose to leave. They erected permanent structures put them on skids and dragged them across the tracks to the new Townsite." 24.184.21.30 (talk) 20:22, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think this was meant to be posted on the Talk:History of Las Vegas page, as it's the page that mentions McWilliams (the first mention of McMasters appears to be a typo). Note that History of Las Vegas says "It was from ***their*** property that Las Vegas took form." (Emphasis added.) The antecedent of "their" is vague and the entire sentence is unnecessary so I think I'm just going to delete it. AndyBloch (talk) 02:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- That's a good edit.24.184.21.30 (talk) 16:54, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2024
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Add immigration to Las Vegas
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=social_health_nevada_reports 163.5.121.233 (talk) 11:03, 13 September 2024 (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. meamemg (talk) 14:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
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Spanish, Chinese and Tagalog are spoken in Las Vegas.
https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Portals/0/Government%20Affairs/cityofLasVegasLAP.pdf
https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/foreign-languages-vegas/ 163.5.121.233 (talk) 11:05, 13 September 2024 (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. meamemg (talk) 14:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)