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April 20

vr.tr.april-20 · thing-q2524

Let an agent handle April 20 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 April 20 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 April 20 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 April 20, 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 April 20? 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

April 20, day 110 (day 111 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 255 days remaining in both common and leap years. Observances on this date vary by country and tradition; it is Chinese Language Day at the United Nations.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle April 20 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twentieth day of April
  • 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

  • Celebrate or promote extremist commemorations that some groups attach to April 20.
  • Present a disputed or local observance as universal.
  • Assign events to April 20 without checking calendar changes for historical dates.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling events on the date for organisations that may find its associations sensitive.

May

  • State the date's position in the Gregorian year and convert it to other calendars.
  • Report observances on April 20, such as the United Nations Chinese Language Day, with sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • April 20 is marked by very different groups, some celebratory and some hateful; context matters.
  • Anniversaries of attacks on this date are painful for survivors and families.

Who is affected

  • Survivors of violence remembered on the date
  • Chinese language communities
  • Event organisers

Owners Filled

Steward

The public: held in common; nobody owns a calendar date.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187215 - registry parent class

related

  • April - month
  • April 19 - 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.april-20
  • Wikidata: Q2524 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2524)
  • ISO 8601: --04-20 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 110 or 111 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 255 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 20 April or April 20
  • ISO format --04-20
  • 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 Q2524: April 20 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: April 20 - 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-q2524/spec.json