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Requested move 26 July 2023

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to donut hole. Per WP:SINGULAR. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sceptre (talk) 23:48, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Donut holesDoughnut hole – While an argument has been made for this article's current name due to strong national ties, the article should be moved to doughnut hole because it should be kept in line with its "parent" article, doughnut, which has been there since 2002 with only a short break to a bracketed disambiguator; article titles are generally singular in form; using vocabulary common to all varieties of English is preferable (and while "donut" is generally an American spelling, "doughnut" is used universally). Finally, I'm not convinced that a doughnut hole has that strong national ties to the USA. It may be a predominantly North American food, but not exclusively American. I will notify Talk:Doughnut of this discussion. Sdrqaz (talk) 07:56, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed my vote to support in light of this information. Rreagan007 (talk) 02:08, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to donut hole per SINGULAR. This topic does not have strong national ties, and so the spelling should simply reflect the WP:COMMONNAME among English speakers (and Wikipedia readers), which "donut" clearly satisfies. RETAIN doesn't apply, and should not be an anchor strung around the neck of good sense. -- Netoholic @ 03:45, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose move to "doughnut hole" as "donut holes" are not actually a product, but a marketing term introduced by Dunkin' Donuts (who adamantly spell doughnuts "donuts"). So best to keep it in its original spelling. It's not merely national ties, it is company ties. PS Prior to the Dunkin' campaign, a "doughnut/donut hole" was actually a reference to the hole, not a pastry. And references to "buying doughnut holes" would be a common joke about being cheated or being on a diet. Walrasiad (talk) 10:20, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 09:55, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They aren't holes.

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The lump of dough that made up the type of donut called a donut hole was never the exact piece of dough that was “punched out" to make a ring-shaped donut. The name and the marketing implied that, but it was never the case. 2600:4040:5D30:4800:4C9E:756F:DA4:38D4 (talk) 20:15, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]