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American Spelling (and DMY Dates)

Recently an IP editor added a "u" to savory/savoury. @Zefr has deleted these with the edit summary "no value to the extra vowel".I'll leave it to the linguists to decide whether surplus vowels in British variant spellings have value.)

From a PAG perspective, WP:RETAIN says Zefr is presumptively right - this should be kept as US-variant absent consensus to the contrary. But given the strong historical ties to India and other commonwealth and former commonwealth countries (plus former Oceania British Possessions) is this appropriate? WP:TIES says strong historical ties count, and India certainly uses British variant spelling. The strongest U.S. ties may be its contribution to health-claim debunking.

Also is there an inconsistency between having a DMY date code (which usually signifies non-U.S.) and US-variant spelling? Of course, there are no dates in the article body.... Oblivy (talk) 22:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For words such as flavor, color, savory, and others, the article has long been styled in American English. Other than my edit summary correctly stating the useless value of the British "u" in spelling and pronouncing these words, I was following MOS:ENGVAR and MOS:CONSISTENT. Zefr (talk) 23:35, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, no argument with the consistency argument. But a spice with historical ties to the subcontinent and commonwealth gets American English spelling? I'm posting this because we can make the change with consensus. Oblivy (talk) 00:17, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, that's WP:CON. Zefr (talk) 00:40, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Turmeric and cancer

Refer your this and this reverts.

Bon courage please discuss here your objections. DwilfaStudwell (talk) 07:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We don't want WP:MDPI journals when there are good quality sources available. Also removing

Although long used in Ayurvedic medicine, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that consuming turmeric or curcumin is effective for treating any disease.

and replacing it with some factoid about cancer cell lines in the lede seems WP:PROFRINGE. Bon courage (talk) 07:54, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And, I didn't utilize MDPI in my edits. DwilfaStudwell (talk) 08:05, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Err, in this[1] edit you removed good content from the lede and replaced it with something sourced to PMID:38791211 (and, even though this is a weak source, you managed to cherry pick it so as to misrepresent its conclusion.) Bon courage (talk) 08:12, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally I have also cited Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention and Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology which you reverted without any edit summary

We can play the "good content" & "weak source" till the doomsday without a conclusion.

Why dont we settle this amicably citing both the sources of conflict. As far as LEADBOMB is considered , I understand that effect of turmuric on cancer to be added in the article before adding to the lead. DwilfaStudwell (talk) 08:34, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also untrue. The edit summary was "Undue WP:LEDEBOMB". There is no reliable source saying that tumeric has an effect "on cancer", except in the XKCD way.[2] which will never be due for the lede (or maybe anywhere). Bon courage (talk) 08:38, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

XKCD sarcasm was not good in taste.

Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention & Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology are peer reviewed journals DwilfaStudwell (talk) 08:45, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]