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February 4

vr.tr.february-4 · thing-q2318

Let an agent handle February 4 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does February 4 fall in this year? measurement
  2. Is it a leap year? boundary

Calendar

Julian or Gregorian.

Calendar

Calendar system.

  1. Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
  2. What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.

Holiday

Public holiday.

Holiday

Holiday status.

  1. Is February 4 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
  2. Which tradition or law sets it? provenance

Attribution

Traditions.

Attribution

Attributed observances.

  1. Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
  2. Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.

Events

On this day.

Events

Historical events.

  1. Which notable events happened on February 4, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary

Anniversaries

Recurring.

Anniversaries

Anniversaries.

  1. Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
  2. Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.

Countdown

Days until.

Countdown

Countdown.

  1. How many days until the next February 4? measurement
  2. From which date? definition

Work

Working day.

Work

Working day.

  1. Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
  2. Do deadlines move? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME

What it is Filled

February 4, day 35 of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 330 days remaining (331 in leap years). It is marked internationally as World Cancer Day.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle February 4 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The fourth day of February
  • Weekday varies by year
  • Observances vary by place
  • Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Use the day to promote unproven cancer cures.
  • Disclose or speculate about any person's cancer diagnosis.
  • Assign events to the date without a reliable source.

Only with a human decision

  • Running awareness campaigns that target people by health data.

May

  • Report the date's position in the year and observances, such as World Cancer Day.
  • Share reliable cancer information from health authorities on the day.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Awareness days attract misinformation and fundraising scams aimed at frightened people.
  • People with cancer deserve privacy and dignity in public campaigns.

Who is affected

  • People with cancer and survivors
  • Families and carers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date held in common; the observance is organised by international cancer bodies.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187901 - registry parent class

related

  • February - month
  • February 3 - date
  • calendar date - category
  • ISO 8601 - notation

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.february-4
  • Wikidata: Q2318 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2318)
  • ISO 8601: --02-04 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 35 day
  • days remaining: 330 or 331 days - common or leap year

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 4 February or February 4
  • ISO format --02-04
  • Observances vary by country and tradition
  • A date on calendars.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • compute its weekday in a given year
  • check local and international observances
  • find sourced historical events
  • schedule events

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Assuming observances are universal
  • Unsourced on-this-day events
  • Mixing Julian and Gregorian dates

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO 8601
  • National public holiday laws

Context of use required Filled

  • A calendar date for scheduling, holidays and anniversaries.
  • the recurring calendar date
  • specific dated days in given years

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2318: February 4 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: February 4 - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should dated days be separate entries?
  • How should observances be linked?
  • How should events be sourced?

Machine files

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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