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| Category | Nevada |
| Portal | 
Nevada |
| Wikimedia Commons |
Nevada |
| Parent project(s) | United States |
| Project banner template | {{ WikiProject Nevada}} |
| Userbox | {{ User WikiProject Nevada}} |
| Assessment | Wikipedia:WikiProject Nevada/Assessment |
Welcome to the Nevada WikiProject. We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to Nevada.
- Goals
- The goal of this WikiProject is to provide complete coverage on subjects related to Nevada, by expanding articles on people, places, and things resident or native to Nevada.
- Scope
- This project proposes to work with all pages related to the state of Nevada, its history, geography, and people.
All these articles should be included in the Category:Nevada or one of its subcategories.
- Current collaborations:
- Improve to GA - Lake Tahoe;
- Improve to B - Black Rock Desert, Nellis Air Force Base
- New articles needed -
- Help with the Nevada articles needing attention.
- Tag the talk pages of Nevada-related articles with the {{ WikiProject Nevada}} banner.
- Find images for Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Nevada
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
Articles for deletion
- 14 Apr 2024 – KELM-LP ( talk · · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r ( t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
Categories for discussion
- 27 Mar 2024 – Category:Las Vegas Locomotives stadiums ( talk · · hist) was CfDed by Namiba ( t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 04 Apr 2024 – Template:Nevada cities and mayors of 100,000 population ( talk · · hist) TfDed by Woodensuperman ( t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 09 Apr 2024 – Paradise Airport ( talk · · hist) → Harry Reid International Airport was RfDed by WeirdNAnnoyed ( t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 17 Apr 2024 – Tesla, Inc. ( talk · · hist) has an RfC by Emiya1980 ( t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 19 Mar 2024 – Lady Gaga Enigma + Jazz & Piano ( talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Monsterofain ( t · c); see discussion
- 23 Nov 2021 – Family Airlines ( talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Carguychris ( t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 19 Feb 2024 – Draft:Krishna Pagilla ( talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rosebreakly ( t · c)
Active participants
To join WikiProject Nevada, edit this section and add the
Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of participants. Participants should also place
participant identification on their user page.
- John Carter 23:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
- Flatterworld 21:54, 29 September 2007 (UTC) I've created articles for each of the current Nevada State Senators - see Nevada State Senate
- Rik 09:59 2 June 2008 (UTC) I've done a lot creating and expanding articles for sports in Nevada - see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Leave Message or Yellow Evan home or User:Yellow Evan/Sandbox 03:51, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- BoldSolitude 7:02, 23 November 2008 (UTC) I'm currently working on creating pages for all casino's in Nevada, defunct and current. I have also created articles on Nevada landmarks associated with casinos.
- SchnitzelMannGreek-interested in Native-Americans and Las Vegas hotel related topics. Feel free to assign me stuff on my talk page but I'll start working at it by my self soon 03:50, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
- WM-86 WM-86 Love the states (and this one) in the Mountain Time Zone. Looking to revert vandalism and fix grammar mistakes.
- User:DocOfSoc One of my fav states. Lived in "Obscure" Yerington, Reno and Las Vegas.08:22, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
- Marlinite ( talk) Contribute to all states. I'll contribute to towns and counties, and create articles for ghost towns.
- Nevadaresident Long-time resident of southern Nevada, 11 June 2011
- INeverCry 20:33, 21 July 2012 (UTC) Northern NV
- Shieldwolf, 60+ year resident of Las Vegas, specialty Newspaper & Politics of mid century Nevada (1940-1970)
- Jjfloyd Interest in the history, anthropology and archaeology of Nevada. Helping to run a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Nevada topics October 2015
- FloyFavorite, interested in Nevada history, Northern Nevada culture, accuracy, correct grammar and good citations.
- DJ Cane, mostly geographical features in northern Nevada.
- Cxbrx ( talk · contribs) 23:15:14, 12 January 2020 (UTC) , geographical features and history
- CactusJack ( talk · contribs)
- Koridas ( talk · contribs) 04:04:58, 11 June 2020 (UTC) I've lived in so many places in Nevada, including Fallon, South Lake Tahoe, and Sparks.
- WaddlesJP13 ( talk · contribs) 20:48:54, 21 August 2021 (UTC) Former Las Vegas resident in Virginia, interested in creating articles for communities, roads, and parks in Nevada.
Former participants
Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
- Aaron Araujo 03:26, 30 March 2013 (UTC) I'm a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.
- ThinkBlue 01:52, 09 June 2007 (UTC)
Participant identification
WikiProject Nevada participants should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Nevada participants.
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For other Nevada user templates see Category:Nevada user templates.
Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Nevada articles by quality statistics
Featured articles and lists
Articles on Nevada-related subjects, not necessarily improved to Featured Status by this WikiProject.
- Hoover Dam
- List of counties in Nevada
- List of cities in Nevada
- List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas
- U.S. Route 50 in Nevada
Good articles (GA)
The following articles have either been recognized as good articles or are currently under review for good article status:
- Beatty, Nevada
- Interstate 80 in Nevada
- Lunar Crater volcanic field
- Nevada State Route 375
- Vengeance (2005)
- Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository
Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections
New articles
Please feel free to list your new Nevada-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 the Main Page. Please also make sure that each new article created is put into one of the categories for Nevada, so that the articles will appear there. The following articles are listed by the bot: This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-04-18 01:56 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- Draft:2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Abhiramakella ( talk · contribs · new pages (51)) started on 2024-04-15, score: 34
- KXZZ ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Mlaffs ( talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-04-14, score: 20
- Draft:2026 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Abhiramakella ( talk · contribs · new pages (51)) started on 2024-04-14, score: 20
- Draft:2028 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Abhiramakella ( talk · contribs · new pages (51)) started on 2024-04-12, score: 20
- Draft:Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Sanjaychanakya ( talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-12, score: 34
- Category:Chiefs of staff to the governor of Nevada ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Hirolovesswords ( talk · contribs · new pages (32)) started on 2024-04-12, score: 20
- Category:Deaths from prostate cancer in Nevada ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Sc2353 ( talk · contribs · new pages (117)) started on 2024-04-11, score: 20
- The Celebration of Mimi ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Daydream94 ( talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-11, score: 34
- Category:Boxing matches at the Las Vegas Hilton ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Sam11333 ( talk · contribs · new pages (17)) started on 2024-04-11, score: 34
- Category:Area 51 ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Dimadick ( talk · contribs · new pages (101)) started on 2024-04-09, score: 60
- Draft:2028 United States presidential election in Nevada ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by WiinterU ( talk · contribs · new pages (58)) started on 2024-04-07, score: 20
- Matthew Callister ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Jmeservy ( talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-05, score: 30
- College Basketball Crown ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Poketape ( talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-04-03, score: 34
- Draft:Kayo Hustle ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by GRMG2012 ( talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-03, score: 26
Did you know (DYK?)
- ... that although elk had disappeared from the Table Mountain Wilderness, they were reintroduced in 1979 and are now one of the largest herds in Nevada? 21 July 2011
- ... that Nevada Governor John Henry Kinkead (pictured) was the first United States official to hold office in Alaska? 30 July 2010
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Former featured articles
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Delisted Good Articles
Departments
Collaboration and review
- Assessment - rates articles for both quality and importance to this project.
Stubs
- {{
Nevada-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Nevada. To be placed on the bottom of the article page.
- {{ Nevada-struct-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to buildings and structures in Nevada. To be placed on the bottom of the article page.
- {{ Nevada-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Nevada geography. To be placed on the bottom of the article page.
NOTE: Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. See Wikipedia:Stub for general guidelines on proposing stub templates and categories. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will be deleted.
County Templates
They should be placed in the matching county articles and cities located in the county.
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Churchill County, Nevada}}
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Clark County, Nevada}}
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Douglas County, Nevada}}
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Elko County, Nevada}}
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Esmeralda County, Nevada}}
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Eureka County, Nevada}}
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Humboldt County, Nevada}}
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Lander County, Nevada}}
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Lincoln County, Nevada}}
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Lyon County, Nevada}}
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Mineral County, Nevada}}
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Nye County, Nevada}}
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Pershing County, Nevada}}
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Storey County, Nevada}}
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Washoe County, Nevada}}
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White Pine County, Nevada}}
Other templates
{{ WikiProject Nevada}} should be placed on the talk pages of relevant articles to put them under the project's radar.
{{ WikiProject Nevada}} looks like this:
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{{ Black Rock Desert}}
{{ Protected Areas of Nevada}}
Userboxes
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Award Templates
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- Official state website
- Nevada state symbols
- Secretary of State of Nevada
-
Nevada State Library and Archives
- Why Did Nevada Become a State? from the NSLA
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Nevada
- US Census Bureau
- County Maps of Nevada Full color maps. List of cities, towns and county seats
- Nevada State Facts
- Nevada Commission on Tourism
- Nevada's Summits
- Climate of Nevada
- History
- "The history of Nevada" (Davis, 1913) part 1, part 2
- " A History of the State of Nevada: its Resources and People" (Wren)
- " History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming (1540-1888)" (Bancroft)
- " Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada" (1923)
- " Nevada Place Names" (Carlson)
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Origin of Place Names: Nevada" part 1, part 2
- " Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps" (Paher)
WikiProject Nevada is one of the United States WikiProjects.
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
