User talk:RyanCYMak

March 2019
Hello, I'm Matthew hk. I noticed that you recently removed content from Apple Daily without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Matthew hk (talk) 11:00, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Apple daily is not a tabloid
This is a definition of a tabloid: A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format.

The term tabloid journalism refers to an emphasis on such topics as sensational crime stories, astrology, celebrity gossip and television, and is not a reference to newspapers printed in this format. Some small-format papers with a high standard of journalism refer to themselves as compact newspapers. Larger newspapers, traditionally associated with higher-quality journalism, are called broadsheets, even if the newspaper is now printed on smaller pages

However, Apple daily’s main focus is on neither of those things and is not a small format newspaper. As such, it is not a tabloid. RyanCYMak (talk) 11:44, 19 March 2019 (UTC)


 * tabloid journalism dude.. Matthew hk (talk) 12:38, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Matthew hk (talk) 12:40, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

No Paid Editing
I am not paid or affiliated with the said company in any way. I am simply stating the fact: Apple Daily is not a tabloid, as can be seen in my definition/explanation above. Please explain in what way it is a tabloid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanCYMak  (talk • contribs) 2019-03-19T13:07:46 (UTC)


 * Anyway, when a Professor of a respectful university as well as WSJ accusing Apple Daily as tabloid journalism, please find some real citation to rebut it. Everyone in Hong Kong known that the different between Apple Daily, Oriental Daily to other newspaper such as HKEJ, HKET. Matthew hk (talk) 13:12, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Are you saying even newspapers like oriental daily is a tabloid? There is no real defined meaning for what is a "tabloid" anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanCYMak (talk • contribs) 2019-03-19T13:14:42 (UTC)


 * Please ask Professor Paul Lee of CUHK. Wikipedia is not a place of censorship for company, but merely a summary of reliable source. Matthew hk (talk) 13:34, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

In what way is he reliable? Just because he is a professor does not make him reliable/unbiased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanCYMak (talk • contribs) 2019-03-19T13:40:36 (UTC)


 * If you don't agree, may be Reliable sources/Noticeboard and Neutral point of view/Noticeboard is for you. Also, if you are caught paid editing (or just blatantly promoting) without disclosing, you may risk a block from editing at wikipedia. Matthew hk (talk) 13:43, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Well, I know I am not promoting anything. I just do not understand why you are so stuck on having the word tabloid there. What proves you weren't paid to put the link there? How do I know you are not the professor trying to promote yourself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanCYMak (talk • contribs) 2019-03-19T13:45:06 (UTC)


 * Professor AND Lecturer and WSJ. I can't be a hybrid of three, coming the fourth citation.... Matthew hk (talk) 13:49, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

What if you were paid to put the link there?

March 2019
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Thank you. Matthew hk (talk) 13:49, 19 March 2019 (UTC)