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A fact from Dak bungalow appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 January 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that dak bungalows are "about as handsome as a stack of hay"?
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What is the justification for declaring this article to be in American English and not to be changed without discussion? The article has an obvious strong national tie to India. Indian English generally follows the British English spelling rules. The article also has a noticeable connection with Britain. I see no connection whatsoever to America. SpinningSpark19:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It was written in American English. See WP:ENGVAR.
That said, you're quite right that there's a strong national tie to India (not modern Britain), even if they carry an unfortunate colonial legacy of misspelling words. — LlywelynII04:45, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I realise it was written in American English, and I wasn't criticising you for that. My objection was to the template declaring that it should not be changed (and my objection was on the grounds of the ENGVAR guideline as I think you now have realised). SpinningSpark08:10, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
