Talk:Raki

re: THE NEED TO INCLUDE THE GREEK LANGUAGE CITATION, VINEYARD USAGE OF THE TERM AND THE CONNECTION TO BOTANY

Rachis' and the distillation of liqueur from grape vines.

This is a proposal to cross-reference and link the Wikipedia page for the scientific term Rachis to the article for 'Raki, a distilled liqueur originally developed from the byproducts of grape wine production. The "spines" of the fruit bearing portion of the grape vine (from the ancient Greek word 'Rachis') are the primary ingredient along with partly crushed grape or the addition of dried grapes (typically unsuitable for wine) and herbs (many times anise stars predominately).

The alcoholic drink that is made from the distillation of rachis and other wine making byproducts is believed to be one of the oldest distilled drinks produced. The historical record is clear that the 'spine of the grape' was processed and used.

The Wikipedia article for Raki is filled with material errors and fails to cite the facts of what the rachis is, the significance it has to the science and history of wine making and the indisputable etymology of the word rachis and it's alternate spelling rakis from a Greek word for spine.

There is a deliberate attempt to misrepresent and co-opt a culturally significant contribution here.

The origin of the word Rachis (masculine form) and Raki (plural), are proven as fact by reference to the written historical record in the context of it's original sources. Any scholarly dictionary that can be cited confirms this information.

All linguistic rules are consistent grammatically and these examples are the first occurrences in common use. Other claims are illegitimate as a result.

If fraudulent information that has been entered into the pages of Wikipedia is not corrected, that would show prejudice. To have any credibility these article need to be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.112.51 (talk) 21:12, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Edit request: Raki should yield to Rakı

Raki should yield directly to Rakı because this is the most common use of the word, as there is no "ı" in English lowercase letters. I request an admin or a more experienced user to kindly take care of this correction please. Thanks and regards. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 11:27, 19 July 2014 (UTC)