Donuts

BUR #34475 has been approved by @evazion.

This seemed moderately divisive back in topic #1877, but since this topic can almost legally drive in some places, I think it's worth a revisit.

I've left out old-fashioned_doughnut, jelly_doughnut_(food) and honey_cake_(doughnut) since the common name seems to actually use "doughnut".

BUR #34476 has been approved by @evazion.

create alias old-fashioned_doughnut -> old-fashioned_donut
create alias jelly_doughnut_(food) -> jelly_donut_(food)
create alias honey_cake_(doughnut) -> honey_cake_(donut)

I find the justification for leaving these out poor.

If they're rooted in Wikipedia, Wikipedia spelling is generally based on whoever created the article first, with few exceptions, as they don't adhere to a strict spelling (+ doughnut is the global default)

LQ said:

BUR #34476 has been approved by @evazion.

create alias old-fashioned_doughnut -> old-fashioned_donut
create alias jelly_doughnut_(food) -> jelly_donut_(food)
create alias honey_cake_(doughnut) -> honey_cake_(donut)

I find the justification for leaving these out poor.

If they're rooted in Wikipedia, Wikipedia spelling is generally based on whoever created the article first, with few exceptions, as they don't adhere to a strict spelling (+ doughnut is the global default)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut:

A doughnut or donut (/ˈdoʊnət/) is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough.

Versus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-fashioned_doughnut:

The old-fashioned doughnut is a term used for a variety of cake doughnut prepared in the shape of a ring with a cracked surface and tapered edges.

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_doughnut:

A jelly doughnut, or jam doughnut, is a doughnut with a fruit preserve filling.

There's no article for honey cake, but the point is that the old-fashioned name seems to be specifically used for these products, despite "donut" being the common modern word. I don't think "well it's just Wikipedia spelling" is a sufficient reason to disregard it's specific word usage.

It's just <the root word> (spelling is regional) + a modifier for the type of donut. It's not brand-namey enough to preserve the alternate spelling. I would only keep the British spelling if it were, say, the name of an item in a video game. Like "red-coloured berry (blue archive)" or a very iconic "doughnut" item from a game

You'd need more American sources to justify using a nonstandard spelling for a common noun I think

LQ said:

It's just <the root word> (spelling is regional) + a modifier for the type of donut. It's not brand-namey enough to preserve the alternate spelling. I would only keep the British spelling if it were, say, the name of an item in a video game. Like "red-coloured berry (blue archive)" or a very iconic "doughnut" item from a game

You'd need more American sources to back that spelling up I think

My "source" is throwing "old-fashioned donut" into Google and seeing a flood of people call it an "old-fashioned doughnut" anyway, and the same not happening for other kinds. It at the very least deserves its own BUR since some people may feel stronger about this distinction.

For what it's worth, "old-fashioned donut" in quotes gives 3.3x as many results, jelly donut 5x as many, and honey cake donut 2x as many. So the initial results can be misleading

Edit: and "donut" gives 4x as many as "doughnut"

BUR #34477 has been approved by @evazion.

create alias honey_cake_(donut) -> honey_cake_donut

This could also be one of those tags that doesn't really need to be qualified

According to Google Books, donut became the more common spelling in 2016. And according to my own data, there are slightly more people searching Danbooru for donut than doughnut.

Google Books Ngram Viewer: Donut vs Doughnut

The bulk update request #34475 (forum #322324) has been approved by @evazion.

The bulk update request #34476 (forum #322325) has been approved by @evazion.

The bulk update request #34477 (forum #322330) has been approved by @evazion.