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September 8

vr.tr.september-8 · thing-q2850

Let an agent handle September 8 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 September 8 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 September 8 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 September 8, 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 September 8? 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

September 8, day 251 (day 252 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 114 days remaining in both common and leap years. September 8 is International Literacy Day, the Nativity of Mary in Christian calendars, Independence Day in North Macedonia marking 1991, and the anniversary of the US premiere of Star Trek in 1966 and of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle September 8 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The eighth day of September
  • 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 North Macedonian Independence Day in a way that takes sides in naming disputes.
  • Mix up Gregorian and Julian dates for church feasts.
  • Treat the anniversary of a death as a celebration.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling public messages tied to a national or religious observance.

May

  • List the observances and anniversaries of September 8 with their country and year.
  • Compute that it is day 251, or 252 in leap years.
  • Explain International Literacy Day and the feast of the Nativity of Mary.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Religious feasts and national days matter to the communities that keep them.
  • Literacy Day draws attention to people denied education.

Who is affected

  • Orthodox and Catholic believers
  • Citizens of North Macedonia
  • People without literacy

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; governments, churches and international bodies declare the observances on it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11188423 - registry parent class

related

  • September - month
  • September 7 - 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.september-8
  • Wikidata: Q2850 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2850)
  • ISO 8601: --09-08 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 251 or 252 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 114 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 8 September or September 8
  • ISO format --09-08
  • 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 Q2850: September 8 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: September 8 - 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-q2850/spec.json