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June 26

vr.tr.june-26 · thing-q2661

Let an agent handle June 26 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 June 26 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 June 26 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 June 26, 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 June 26? 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

June 26, day 177 (day 178 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining in both common and leap years. June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and Independence Day in Madagascar.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle June 26 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-sixth day of June
  • 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 against drug abuse to promote punitive measures as the official position.
  • Describe the day in support of torture victims in ways that detail or sensationalise abuse.
  • Present these international days as public holidays.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing content tied to the day in support of victims of torture.

May

  • List observances of June 26 with the body that declared each.
  • Point to official resources behind the days on drugs and on torture victims.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Survivors of torture can be retraumatised by graphic commemoration content.
  • Drug policy days have been used to justify executions and violent crackdowns.

Who is affected

  • Torture survivors
  • People who use drugs
  • Human rights workers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date held in common; the United Nations declared these observances.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187341 - registry parent class

related

  • June - month
  • June 25 - 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.june-26
  • Wikidata: Q2661 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2661)
  • ISO 8601: --06-26 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 177 or 178 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 188 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 26 June or June 26
  • ISO format --06-26
  • 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 Q2661: June 26 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: June 26 - 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-q2661/spec.json