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May 17

vr.tr.may-17 · thing-q2575

Let an agent handle May 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 May 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 May 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 May 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 May 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

May 17, day 137 (day 138 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 228 days remaining in both common and leap years. May 17 is Constitution Day, the national day of Norway; the International Telecommunication Union observes World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on this date, and many organisations mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia; other observances vary by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

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

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The seventeenth 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 Norway's national day or any other observance as universal.
  • List unsourced on-this-day events or invented anniversaries.
  • Mix Julian and Gregorian dates for events before calendar reform without saying so.
  • Use observances on this date to target or mock the groups that mark them.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling a public campaign or event for May 17 that touches on a national or rights observance.

May

  • Compute the weekday of May 17 in a given year and its day number.
  • List observances on May 17, such as Norway's Constitution Day and the telecommunication day, with who keeps them.
  • Report sourced historical events on May 17.

Moral aspects Filled

  • A national day carries pride and memory; misattributing it or its customs offends those who keep it.
  • Some observances on this date concern groups who face discrimination; respect matters.

Who is affected

  • People who mark observances
  • Norwegians and Norwegian communities abroad
  • Groups facing discrimination

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date held in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185437 - registry parent class

related

  • May - month
  • May 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.may-17
  • Wikidata: Q2575 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2575)
  • ISO 8601: --05-17 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 137 or 138 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 228 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 17 May or May 17
  • ISO format --05-17
  • 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 Q2575: May 17 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: May 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-q2575/spec.json