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October 8

vr.tr.october-8 · thing-q2924

Let an agent handle October 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

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does October 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 October 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 October 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 October 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

October 8, day 281 (day 282 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 84 days remaining in both common and leap years. Since 2020, October 8 has been Croatian Parliament Day, a memorial day in Croatia, while Independence Day moved to June 25; October 8 is also observed as a national or memorial day in some other countries.

Why it exists Filled

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

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The eighth day of October
  • 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 Croatia's October 8 as a public holiday after the 2020 change.
  • Use the date to stir ethnic hostility linked to the wars of the 1990s.
  • Attribute national days on this date to countries that do not keep them.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling public actions in Croatia that depend on whether the date is a holiday.

May

  • Compute day numbers, weekdays and intervals for October 8 in any year of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Report that since 2020, October 8 has been Croatian Parliament Day, a memorial day rather than a public holiday, while Croatia's Independence Day moved to June 25.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The wars around Croatian independence left deep wounds on several peoples.
  • Holiday status affects when people work and when services run.

Who is affected

  • People of Croatia
  • Communities affected by the 1990s wars
  • Businesses and users of calendars

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; the states concerned set holidays and memorial days by law.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11188423 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 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.october-8
  • Wikidata: Q2924 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2924)
  • ISO 8601: --10-08 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 281 or 282 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 84 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 8 October or October 8
  • ISO format --10-08
  • 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 Q2924: October 8 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 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-q2924/spec.json