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May 16

vr.tr.may-16 · thing-q2574

Let an agent handle May 16 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 May 16 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 May 16 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 May 16, 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 May 16? 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

May 16, day 136 (day 137 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 229 days remaining in both common and leap years. The United Nations observes the International Day of Living Together in Peace on this date, and UNESCO marks the International Day of Light; other observances vary by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle May 16 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The sixteenth day of May
  • 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

  • Present the United Nations or UNESCO observance as a public holiday.
  • Attribute May 16 observances to the wrong body.
  • Invent anniversaries or events for May 16.
  • Mix Julian and Gregorian dates for events before calendar reform without saying so.

Only with a human decision

  • Planning public events or campaigns tied to May 16 observances.

May

  • Compute the weekday and day number of May 16 for any given year.
  • Mention the International Day of Living Together in Peace and the International Day of Light with their bodies.
  • Relay historical events on this date with a cited source.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Observances about peace and science lose meaning if misattributed or used for unrelated marketing.
  • Accurate historical dating respects the people involved in events.

Who is affected

  • Readers of date lists
  • Organisers of observances
  • People planning around the date

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; the United Nations and UNESCO own the observances they declare.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185405 - registry parent class

related

  • May - month
  • May 15 - 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.may-16
  • Wikidata: Q2574 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2574)
  • ISO 8601: --05-16 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 136 or 137 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 229 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 16 May or May 16
  • ISO format --05-16
  • 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 Q2574: May 16 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: May 16 - 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-q2574/spec.json