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kit?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"History and industry.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did the shirt develop from a medieval undergarment to modern outerwear?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of clothing?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"industry","name":"Industry","description":"Industry.","findings":[{"id":"industry-finding","name":"Industry","description":"Industry.","questions":[{"text":"How are shirts produced and traded globally, and what labour and environmental issues arise, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe, sort, fold and launder shirts following their care labels.","Explain styles from dress shirts to T-shirts and traditional garments such as the Barong Tagalog."],"mustNot":["Photograph or describe people through sheer or see-through shirts without consent.","Misrepresent fibre content, origin or the maker of a garment.","Present a traditional national garment as a costume or joke.","Help sell counterfeit team or designer shirts."],"requiresHuman":["Discarding or donating shirts that belong to someone else."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Garment workers often work in unsafe conditions for low pay.","Traditional shirts carry cultural identity that deserves respect."],"affectedParties":["Wearers","Garment workers","Communities whose dress is copied"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person who owns and wears it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11460","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q1435365","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"top","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"clothing","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"dress shirt","type":"related","note":"a formal type"},{"target":"jacket","type":"related","note":"an outer garment"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.shirt","Wikidata: Q76768 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76768)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["T-shirts produced worldwide: about 2 billion per year - estimates","dress shirt sizing: neck and sleeve note","common fabrics: cotton, linen, polyester blends list"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Upper-body garment with sleeves","Dress shirt, blouse, T-shirt, polo, football shirt, nightshirt, see-through shirt, Barong Tagalog, chemisette","Jackets are outerwear; sweaters are knitted pullovers; dresses cover the body","An upper-body garment with sleeves and usually a collar and buttons."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds and construction","relay materials and care","describe cultural roles","distinguish related garments"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing shirt types across languages","Registry aliases naming national and specialised garments","Fast fashion labour and environmental issues, to be attributed"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Textile labelling and care symbol standards","Sizing standards such as ISO 8559","Workplace and school dress codes"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Clothing the upper body.","dress and formal shirts","blouses and chemisettes","T-shirts and polos","sports shirts such as football shirts","nightshirts","sheer and fashion shirts","national shirts such as the Barong Tagalog"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q76768: shirt","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76768","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Shirt","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should T-shirt, blouse and Barong Tagalog be separate primary entries?","How should clothing sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct garments; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q76768/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q76768/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T13:18:58Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:52:02+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}