Sceptic vs. skeptic

"In most of their senses, there is no difference between skeptic and sceptic. Skeptic is the preferred spelling in American and Canadian English, and sceptic is preferred in the main varieties of English from outside North America. This extends to all derivatives, including sceptical/skeptical and scepticism/skepticism. There is an exception, though: In reference to some 21st-century strains of scientific skepticism, writers and publications from outside North America often use the spellings with the k." Actually, as the reference above states, it really makes no difference whether you use the "c" or the "k", so it's rather petty to make a big deal of it.

 Re: canceled and cancelled."The answer to that question is that the difference between them is entirely dialectal. There is no demonstrable difference of sense or function between them, meaning both words can be used interchangeably." Again, your criticism of the spelling in the story is unfounded.  why do it??