are not paid to edit on behalf of the institution paying them ; huh? Some indeed are! Some are specifically tasked to improve the article about their institution ;) What you've established, I think, is that some paid editing is ok. All we are negotiating over is where to draw the line... I think you'l find I largely agree with you over that line. But it doesn't seem Jimbo is - I wrote an article in the field my company works, on company time (don't worry - no COI issues!), at the suggestion of my employer. It seems that this is "disgusting" and unethical ( Errant (chat!)