Talk:Testimony of peace

message: I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that Testimony should be lower case... if anyone agrees, feel free to switch it. Zach 23:06, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it should be capitalized because it acts as a proper title.  Logophile 09:35, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: Agree I agree that testimony should be lower case.  It is not a proper title but a description of how Friends testify for peace.  I also do not think it should have a definite article (the) prior to it - I think it should be peace testimony not The Peace Testimony.  I think that the article should also mention that some Yearly Meetings use the word witness rather than testimony - ie witness for peace Ceiriog (talk) 19:40, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Most of this article actually seems to be about Quakers' beliefs about peace and not their testimony for peace.  Believing that war is wrong is a belief, yet acting to stop war is a testimony.  Most of this article is about why Quakers believe war is wrong rather than how they actively testify to this belief.  I have changed some of the wording to reflect this, however perhaps the title of the page should be Quaker beliefs and testimony for peace rather than simply Peace Testimony? Ceiriog (talk) 20:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: Back in 2009 an unsigned editor made an change here attributing the famous 1660 Declaration ("A declaration from the harmless and innocent people of God, called Quakers") to Margaret Fell. I'm almost certain that's wrong. The academic Historical Dictionary of The Friends attributes it to "George Fox and other early Friends." Even more, the actual declaration was signed by twelve Friends (George Fox, Gerald Roberts, Henry Fell, Richard Hubberthorn, John Boulton, John Hinde, John Stubbs, Leonard Fell, John Furley Jnr., Francis Howgill, Samuel Fisher, Thomas Moore). 
Margaret Fell did pen an letter earlier that year that touched on many of the same themes, Margaret Fell's Letter on Persecution, 1660.
I suspect the Wikipedia error might have come from a misreading of a passage of Britain Yearly Meeting's Faith & Practice. It excerpts the Declaration without attribution. At the bottom it says "Margaret Fell’s earlier expression of these ideas may be found at 19.46." If you read it carelessly you'll think it's implying she wrote the Declaration.
If anyone has any further information I'd love to know.  --Martin kelley (talk) 16:18, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Margaret Fell and the 1660 Peace Declaration?!? 

message: It seems there was discussion many years ago, but no-one followed through on moving. I think this should be revisited.
Most (although admittedly not all) of the participants in that old discussion (top of this page) seemed to favour changing the title (although not necessarily to Testimony of peace). The article text itself generally favours lowercase, using it in the lead, but does so inconsistently throughout the article. Personally, I don't see any rationale for treating this as a proper noun, so the guidance of MOS:CAPS seems to favour lowercase. Notably, similar articles (Testimony of equality, Testimony of integrity, Testimony of simplicity) treat the their respective topics as common nouns, having lowercase titles. This appears to the only article which is inconsistent with this pattern. – Scyrme (talk) 23:34, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I've decided to be bold and just go ahead with the move. – Scyrme (talk) 23:47, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should the article be moved to [[Testimony of peace]]?