User:ThatIPEditor/Essays/Why we should not revdel vandalism

"My primary vision for the wiki is to make it less bureaucratic, and more discussion."

- Me, on my Userpage

While I was on break, I noticed that other administrators were revdeling vandalism. I think that revdeling vandalism is unnecessary, bureaucratic, and harmful to the project.

Accountability
"I believe that all staff members should be held accountable for their actions"

- My recall procedure

The main reason why I am against revdeling vandalism is that if we do that, non-administrators cannot audit administrators, and their blocks, which leads to less accountability of administrators. Just because that someone is an administrator, a non-administrator might say/do that something is wrong, and shouldn't happen. However, once we revdel it, non-administrators cannot see it anymore.

Ownership of Wikis
"To that end, no single user owns a community and that includes founders and administrators. Communities are owned by their members and everyone is welcome to edit and contribute."

- Help:Common mistakes on Community Commons

Nobody owns this wiki. Yes. Not even administrators. In my opinion, "Ownership" is being able to do whatever you like, even if it damages the community. Now, if we revdel vandalism, what is stopping us from hiding our other actions? What if we start revdeling things that simply doesn't feel right? After all, once it's revdeled, non admins cannot see it, so we can't be held accountable.