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- For the Wikipedia and Wikimedia policy on paid editing, see WMF:Terms of Use.
Paid editing is editing Wikipedia in return for payment. Although there may be some forms of compensation that are generally acceptable, such as the Wikipedia reward board, there are other forms that are considered unacceptable. Exceptions such as The Google Medicine project should be seen as community sanctioned.
Wikipedia utilizes consensus to build and maintain the project. Advocacy and conflict of interest editing, is considered against consensus and may result in blocks and even banning from Wikipedia. Acknowledging that it is hard to tell if an editor is "paid" or not, a consistent discussion point is that generally, Wikipedia should avoid encouraging paid editing. A don't ask don't tell approach is often employed for editors who are otherwise not causing problems. Unless an editor discloses that they are paid, good faith assumptions erode when handling potential problems with their editing or behavior.