Talk:Nevada

As far as I can tell, the motto of Nevada is actually "All for our Country". That's the way the text appears in the state seal. It's only translated into the Latin "Omnia pro Patria" for the seal of the University of Nevada (Reno). http://blue.scsr.nevada.edu/Handbook/Title1/T1-CH01.doc_cvt.htm

However, as a Nevadan, I've never actually heard this state motto in use in either English or latin. Most people in Nevada think of "Battle Born", the text on our state flag, as our state motto. --AaronW 23:26, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I discovered that the page from which I'd gotten my list of state symbols was out of date. Going to the actual Nevada Revised Statutes showed that a few more had been added in 2001, including such unlikely things as a state soil and a state tartan. I added them all, figuring that since they are all things that the state has chosen to symbolize itself, they are all equally valid.

I did not list the state tartan, however, because I'm not sure what to do about it. There's no brief textual description of it that can be given. The Nevada statutes actually use a picture of it to define it, and it's a fairly large picture. If anyone wants to figure out a way to smoothly integrate it into the page, please do so. --AaronW 23:40, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

"The local pronunciation of the state is not "Ne-vah-da", but should be said so that the middle syllable rhymes with "gamble"" -- Is this meant as a joke? :) I can't figure out how one would interpret a syllable represented by the letters "va" to rhyme with the word "gamble". How about using words like volleyball and vacuum to explain it? In New York, I heard it pronounced as "Ne-va(as in vacuum)-duh", and in California, I hear it pronounced as "Ne-va(as in volleyball)-duh". bneely

The middle syllable is a "short a" sound, like in the words "add", "had", or "mad". I agree that "gamble" is not the best example word to give, since it has two syllables. I guess whoever wrote that was trying to say it in a way people would remember. :) Nevada's middle syllable is most often pronounced like "add" in the western US (including almost all Nevada residents), and like "odd" in the eastern US. You seem, by chance, to have experienced the opposite. --4.246.3.1 01:21, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

However, as a Nevadan, I've never actually heard this state motto in use in either English or latin. Most people in Nevada think of "Battle Born", the text on our state flag, as our state motto. --AaronW 23:26, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Age of consent

Anyone know who first edited this page to include the information about Nevada's antiquated age of consent laws? I looked through the history a little to find out w/o non-anonymous luck. I'm (in)formally investigating this issue, so this is somewhat for research purposes. Thanks. --Crazymonk 23:29, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

The answer is: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nevada&diff=prev&oldid=15394367

—GraemeMcRae^talk 04:24, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Nevada Corporate Law

I do not agree that the Nevada Corporation law entry should be merged with this entry. It is a separate topic in Nevada law that deserves its own entry, just like Prostitution in Nevada is a separate topic with its own entry (however the Nevada Corporation entry needs to be expanded). I have added a cross-reference and brief explanation to this entry that I think does the trick? --Ssilvers 18:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

• My leaning was either to leave as is or to be netural. Given the lack of support, I'm going to pull the merge suggestion since there does not appear to be much support after two weeks. Vegaswikian 05:58, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

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Pronunciation

Is it pronounced Nev-Add-uh or Nev-aaH-da?

• As a Nevadan, I pronounce it Nev-Add-uh. See above.--71.49.212.77 22:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

City and County of Carson City

Carson City is a distinct (city and) county of the state of Nevada but is not listed as county...

Religion

The percentages of people belonging to different religions do not add up to 100%. If one counts Mormons not to belong to Christians, then the top level percentages add up to 100%, but still the percentages of different kinds of Christians do not add up to the total percentage of Christians (there seems to be more different kinds of Christians than their total number).Punainen Nörtti 12:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

American?

What exactly does it mean when you say that (4.8%) of the population is "American." Do you mean "Native American?" This needs to be clarified. Can somebody please clarify?

It means the rest are nevadan, we're an odd bunch <no one appreciates humour on wiki's?> I'd bet it is native americans. 64.149.83.77 09:00, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Someone take down the "NEvada is a very gay place" and the rest.

Carson City's population

I noticed that the population of Carson City as a city is different from Carson City's population as a county. Given that the city and the county are one in the same, which number is accurate? Could someone fix it?

they are slightly different, there was an error made combining the administrative district of carson with ormsby county making ormsby carson city county, so carson city is not quite as big as carson city county 64.149.83.77 09:02, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

New Sports section added to updated Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states format

The Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states format has been updated to include a new Sports section, that covers collegiate sports, amateur sports, and non-team sports (such as hunting and fishing). Please feel free to add this new heading, and supply information about sports in Nevada . Please see South_carolina#Sports_in_South_Carolina as an example. NorCalHistory 13:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

"Correction" of Vandalism

The highest point in Nevada is, in fact, above 13,000 feet. This leads to the assertion that "peaks above 13,000 feet" is correct.