Wikipedia:Wikipedia does or does not need that article

This is an essay on the deletion policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

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This page in a nutshell: This page is a response to the statement "Wikipedia does not need that article."

On occasions, editors in discussions about articles may state that Wikipedia does (or does not) need that article as an argument. This essay supports the idea that "need" is the wrong measure for including or excluding an article or topic.