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June 20

vr.tr.june-20 · thing-q2666

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

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does June 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 June 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 June 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 June 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

June 20, day 171 (day 172 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 194 days remaining in both common and leap years. June 20 is World Refugee Day and falls on or near the June solstice in some years.

Why it exists Filled

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

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twentieth 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 a day for refugees to publish refugee data that identifies individuals.
  • Present solstice timing as fixed on this date every year.
  • Invent anniversaries for the date.
  • Use the observance to promote a political claim as if endorsed by its organizers.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing material about identifiable refugees, even in support of them.

May

  • State the date's position in the calendar and days remaining.
  • Explain the observance on this date, citing the body that declared it.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Refugees are exposed to danger when their identities or locations are published.
  • Awareness days can be used to speak over the people they are about.

Who is affected

  • Refugees and displaced people
  • Aid organizations
  • Audiences of campaigns

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date held in common; the declaring international body defines the observance.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187215 - registry parent class

related

  • June - month
  • June 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.june-20
  • Wikidata: Q2666 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2666)
  • ISO 8601: --06-20 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 171 or 172 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 194 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 20 June or June 20
  • ISO format --06-20
  • 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 Q2666: June 20 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: June 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

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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