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February 17

vr.tr.february-17 · thing-q2341

Let an agent handle February 17 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does February 17 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 17 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 17, 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 17? 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 17, day 48 of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 317 days remaining (318 in leap years). Observances on this date vary by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle February 17 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The seventeenth 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

  • Attribute an observance or event to the date without a source.
  • Present one country's observance as universal.
  • Miscalculate deadlines falling on or around the date.

Only with a human decision

  • Setting a legal or financial deadline that falls on the date.

May

  • Give the date's position in the year and convert it between calendars.
  • List observances on this date with their country and source.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Commemorations on a date matter to the communities that hold them.
  • Errors in historical dates can spread misinformation.

Who is affected

  • Communities marking observances
  • People relying on dates
  • Historians and readers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; governments set public holidays.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185437 - registry parent class

related

  • February - month
  • February 16 - 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-17
  • Wikidata: Q2341 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2341)
  • ISO 8601: --02-17 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 48 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 317 or 318 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 17 February or February 17
  • ISO format --02-17
  • 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 Q2341: February 17 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: February 17 - 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

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2341/spec.json