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October 11

vr.tr.october-11 · thing-q2927

Let an agent handle October 11 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 October 11 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 11 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 11, 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 11? 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 11, day 284 (day 285 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 81 days remaining in both common and leap years. October 11 is the International Day of the Girl Child, designated by the United Nations, National Coming Out Day in the United States and other countries, and the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council in 1962.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle October 11 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The eleventh 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 an unsourced on-this-day event as fact.
  • Use National Coming Out Day to reveal or speculate about anyone's sexual orientation.
  • Assume observances held on October 11 are kept in every country.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling a binding deadline on October 11 where the agent cannot confirm local holidays.

May

  • Compute the weekday and day of year for October 11 in a given Gregorian year.
  • Note the International Day of the Girl Child and National Coming Out Day, citing their sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Observances on this date touch girls' rights and LGBT people's safety.
  • Coming out is a person's own choice and can carry real risks.

Who is affected

  • LGBT people
  • Girls and young women

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a calendar date; observances belong to the bodies that declared them.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185228 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 10 - 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-11
  • Wikidata: Q2927 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2927)
  • ISO 8601: --10-11 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 284 or 285 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 81 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 11 October or October 11
  • ISO format --10-11
  • 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 Q2927: October 11 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 11 - 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-q2927/spec.json