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November 27

vr.tr.november-27 · thing-q3018

Let an agent handle November 27 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 November 27 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 November 27 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 November 27, 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 November 27? 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

November 27, day 331 (day 332 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 34 days remaining in both common and leap years. November 27 is the anniversary of Pope Urban II s call at the Council of Clermont in 1095 that launched the First Crusade, of Alfred Nobel signing the will that created the Nobel Prizes in 1895, and of the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone in San Francisco in 1978.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle November 27 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-seventh day of November
  • 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 Crusades from one side only.
  • Present on-this-day events without sources.
  • Mix Julian and Gregorian dates when reporting medieval events.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling events around anniversaries on someone's behalf.

May

  • Give the day's position in the Gregorian calendar and events with sources.
  • Explain anniversaries such as the call for the First Crusade and the signing of Nobel's will.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The Crusades remain sensitive between Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities.
  • Historical anniversaries should be told accurately, with sources.

Who is affected

  • Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities
  • Readers of history

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date held in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187356 - registry parent class

related

  • November - month
  • November 26 - 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.november-27
  • Wikidata: Q3018 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018)
  • ISO 8601: --11-27 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 331 or 332 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 34 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 27 November or November 27
  • ISO format --11-27
  • 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 Q3018: November 27 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: November 27 - 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-q3018/spec.json