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There are many discussions about "notability", with the presumption that we should only include articles in Wikipedia that are "notable". This is only half the story. This essay attempts to expand on some of the reasons to exclude articles from Wikipedia.
By improving our understanding of why including certain articles is a bad idea, we can formulate general principles, and come up with meaningful policies to replace Wikipedia:Notability.