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October 6

vr.tr.october-6 · thing-q2928

Let an agent handle October 6 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 6 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 6 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 6, 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 6? 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 6, day 279 (day 280 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 86 days remaining in both common and leap years. October 6 is Armed Forces Day in Egypt, marking the crossing of the Suez Canal at the start of the 1973 war, German-American Day in the United States, and the anniversary of the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle October 6 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The sixth 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 Egypt's Armed Forces Day or any national observance on October 6 as universal.
  • Glorify or belittle the 1973 war when describing its anniversary.
  • Add unsourced events to October 6 lists or mix Julian and Gregorian dates without saying so.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling a public event on October 6 that may clash with a national or religious commemoration.

May

  • State the position of October 6 in the year and how many days remain.
  • List observances on October 6, naming the country or body that keeps each one.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Anniversaries of wars carry grief and pride on both sides of the conflict.
  • Observances matter to the communities that hold them and should not be erased or merged.

Who is affected

  • Communities who mark the date
  • Families of war dead
  • Readers of almanacs

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a calendar date; each observance is kept by the state or body that declared it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11188173 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 5 - 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-6
  • Wikidata: Q2928 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2928)
  • ISO 8601: --10-06 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 279 or 280 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 86 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 6 October or October 6
  • ISO format --10-06
  • 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 Q2928: October 6 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 6 - 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-q2928/spec.json