I posted an editing and proofreading gig, and I added essays among the things I'll edit and proofread. Fiverr denied the gig saying it violated community guidelines. I assume the gig was denied on the assumption that I was offering to write essays for college student, but 'proofreading an essay' is NOT the same as 'writing the essay'. There is a distinction. It is not plagiarism. Whosoever associates proofreading with plagiarism clearly doesn't understand the distinction between the two.
Proofreading involves reading a student's work and making sure their punctuation is correct, their sentences are clear and cohesive, and their paragraphs flow into each other, among other things. That's why it is called PROOFREADING. EDITING. You take their work and help them improve it. English tutors do this all the time on college campuses, but tutoring is also costly on most campuses unless you're eligible for a fee waiver.
It's frustrating to see my gig denied without me being able to challenge it, or at least being able to make a correction before having it removed. Decision shouldn't be so cut and dry. We should be allowed to represent ourselves against the denial.
