User:William Pietri/Notability: for Inclusion, not Exclusion

'Hi. This is a draft of what might be an essay. Feel free to comment.'

Notability is a term used a lot here, and in a variety of ways. My view is that it should be used as a reason for inclusion, but not for exclusion.

outline

 * Real-world uses and "notability" vs "noted"
 * "notability" as a stick to beat articles
 * how this relates to WP:NOT paper
 * some articles do need beating
 * better sticks to use
 * instead
 * hold strong to WP:V
 * focus on utility
 * edit well
 * realize that articles about minor topics will get minor use, and so don't matter much