[Confusion about the policy on editing and proofreading academic work]

On 11/2/2022 at 9:17 PM, meghamlton said:

Hello all! 

So, I'm curious about thoughts / experiences with editing and proofreading academic work within your editing and proofreading gigs. I sometimes write various articles and prepare materials for my clients' essays, but I didn't write them all the time. My last such writing was a few essay examples from this I believe check here but I wrote them for educational sites, not my clients and for Fiverr I did not show at all. But I'm having trouble writing articles for a client and I wanted to ask for your advice on this forum. 

Fiverr is clear about the limitations in writing and plagiarizing academic work, i.e. someone wanting the seller to write their entire essay, do their homework, etc., 

With that being said, the academic Do and Don't list suggest that proofreading would be totally fine. 

From seller page: 

From buyer page: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360020869658-Academic-services-on-Fiverr---The-Dos-and-Donts?segment=buyer

This would mean that while writing is a very obvious no go, proofreading, editing, and suggestions would be allowed and, in fact, seem to be encouraged. Yet, on this forum there are mixed messages about this--some sellers seem adamant on no academic work in general and others use these guidelines. Looking for thoughts on navigating this gray space, and if anyone has directly contacted Fiverr CS about this previously. 

I wonder what the support team said. According to the Fiverr rules, correcting academic work is a normal practice.