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August 12

vr.tr.august-12 · thing-q2777

Let an agent handle August 12 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 August 12 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 August 12 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 August 12, 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 August 12? 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

August 12, day 224 (day 225 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 141 days remaining in both common and leap years. August 12 is International Youth Day, designated by the UN, Mother s Day in Thailand marking the birthday of Queen Sirikit, the traditional date of Cleopatra s death in 30 BCE, and the anniversary of the release of the IBM Personal Computer in 1981 and of the sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle August 12 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twelfth day of August
  • 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 Thailand's royal observance as universal or frame it disrespectfully.
  • Report the traditional date of Cleopatra's death as an established fact without noting uncertainty.
  • Attribute anniversaries such as product launches to August 12 without checking sources.
  • Set a deadline on August 12 without stating the time zone.

Only with a human decision

  • Changing an event or deadline on this date in a shared calendar.

May

  • State the day number of August 12 and convert it between calendars with the calendar named.
  • Relay observances such as International Youth Day and Mother's Day in Thailand, citing sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Royal observances are sensitive in Thailand, where speech about the monarchy is legally restricted.
  • Youth Day observances speak to young people who are often left out of decisions.

Who is affected

  • People in Thailand
  • Young people
  • Readers relying on dates

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; the UN and national authorities answer for the observances they declare.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185262 - registry parent class

related

  • August - month
  • August 11 - 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.august-12
  • Wikidata: Q2777 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2777)
  • ISO 8601: --08-12 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 224 or 225 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 141 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 12 August or August 12
  • ISO format --08-12
  • 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 Q2777: August 12 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: August 12 - 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-q2777/spec.json