Poles
Let an agent describe Poles as a people accurately and respectfully, relay demographic information on Poland and the diaspora from official sources, explain history and culture with attribution, and separate the language and state entries.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Describe Who Poles are.
Identity
Identity and self-designation.
Identity
Identity.
- How do Poles describe their identity, language and culture, in their own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and free of stereotypes? boundary
Diaspora
Polish diaspora.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- Where do Polish communities live outside Poland, and how did they form through migration, deportation and refuge? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Data Demographics and law.
Census
Population data.
Census
Census.
- What do official statistics report about the Polish population and diaspora? provenance
- Which entry fits Polish demographics? action
Citizenship
Citizenship and minority status.
Citizenship
Citizenship.
- How do Polish citizenship, the Karta Polaka and minority protections abroad work in general terms? provenance
- Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
History History and culture.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Polish people and nation form and change through partitions, wars and migrations, according to historians? provenance
- Where events are disputed, are positions attributed neutrally? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What traditions, arts and customs are associated with Poles, as described by Poles? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Teaching and language.
Language
Polish language.
Language
Language.
- How does the Polish language relate to Polish identity, and which entry covers the language? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can the history of Poles be taught with attributed sources? action
- Which entry fits Polish history? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Poles in the United Kingdom, population present - Czechoslovak citizens of Polish nationality, Poles in Switzerland, Polish refugees, Poles in Kyrgyzstan, Poles in Uzbekistan, Poles in Tajikistan, Polonia, Greater Poland people, Polish Uruguayans, Crimean Poles, Poles in Belarus
What it is Filled
A West Slavic people native to Poland, sharing the Polish language, history and culture, numbering tens of millions in Poland and in diaspora communities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Central Asia and elsewhere formed by migration, deportation and refuge; Poles are described here in the terms they use for themselves, with demographic data from official statistics and history from historians.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Poles as a people accurately and respectfully, relay demographic information on Poland and the diaspora from official sources, explain history and culture with attribution, and separate the language and state entries.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Polish language
- Shared history
- Large diaspora
- Self-designation Polacy
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Stereotype Poles or use slurs against them.
- Treat Polish ethnicity and Polish citizenship as the same thing.
- Present one national side of disputed historical events as settled.
- Infer a person's ethnicity from their name for decisions about them.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions about a person's nationality or entitlements.
May
- Report facts about Poles from census and official sources, citing year and source.
- Present Polish history and culture with attribution, including contested episodes.
Moral aspects Filled
- Poles have suffered partition, occupation and mass killing; their history calls for care.
- Historical disputes with neighbours remain sensitive for several peoples.
Who is affected
- Poles in Poland
- Polish diaspora
- Neighbouring peoples
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a people; the state records citizenship.
Master systems
- Census records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q2446303 - registry parent class
- Q840454 - registry parent class
related
- West Slavs - category
- Lechites - category
- administrative territorial entity of Poland - the state territory
- Slavs - the wider grouping
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.poles
- Wikidata: Q1026 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- West Slavic people of Poland
- Polish language and culture
- Polish citizens include people of other ethnicities
- Not physical; a people.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the people respectfully
- relay demographic information
- explain history and culture
- separate related entries
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Stereotyping
- Conflating ethnicity and citizenship
- Partisan presentation of historical disputes
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Census and statistical standards
- Polish citizenship and Karta Polaka law
- Minority protection laws in other countries
Context of use required Filled
- The Polish people.
- Poles in Poland
- Polish diaspora in Western Europe and the Americas
- Poles in the former Soviet states and Central Asia
- historical Polish minorities in neighbouring countries
- Polish refugees and deportees
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1026: Poles - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Polish people - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each diaspora community be a separate entry?
- How should census data be linked?
- How should historical disputes be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1026/spec.json