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September 3

vr.tr.september-3 · thing-q2860

Let an agent handle September 3 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 3 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 3 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 3, 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 3? 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 3, day 246 (day 247 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 119 days remaining in both common and leap years. September 3 is the anniversary of Qatar's independence in 1971 and its former National Day, the day Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939, and the day China commemorates victory in the Second World War in 1945. Qatar's current National Day is December 18.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle September 3 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The third 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

  • Credit an event to September 3 without a source.
  • Confuse a war declaration date with the date fighting began elsewhere.
  • Treat a national day on September 3 as observed everywhere.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing an on-this-day list for a wide audience.

May

  • Relay events and observances of September 3 with sources, such as Qatar's independence in 1971.
  • Explain the 1939 declarations of war by Britain and France on September 3 from historical sources.
  • Convert September 3 between calendars on request.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Wartime anniversaries mark great loss and deserve sober treatment.
  • National days carry identity for the countries that keep them.

Who is affected

  • Readers
  • Communities that mark the date

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date is held in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187733 - registry parent class

related

  • September - month
  • September 2 - 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-3
  • Wikidata: Q2860 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2860)
  • ISO 8601: --09-03 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 246 or 247 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 119 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 3 September or September 3
  • ISO format --09-03
  • 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 Q2860: September 3 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: September 3 - 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-q2860/spec.json