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November 16

vr.tr.november-16 · thing-q3029

Let an agent handle November 16 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 November 16 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 16 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 16, 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 16? 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 16, day 320 (day 321 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining in both common and leap years. UNESCO observes the International Day for Tolerance on this date, and November 16 is Icelandic Language Day; other observances vary by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle November 16 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The sixteenth 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 Icelandic Language Day as observed outside Iceland as an official day.
  • Invent events for November 16 to fill a list.
  • Use the tolerance theme to label groups of people as intolerant.
  • Mix calendars when dating older events without saying so.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing campaign messages tied to November 16 on someone's behalf.

May

  • Compute the weekday and day number of November 16 for any given year.
  • Mention UNESCO's International Day for Tolerance and Icelandic Language Day with attribution.
  • Relay historical events on this date with a cited source.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Observances about tolerance and language matter to minority and small language communities.
  • Misattributed dates spread errors across many reused lists.

Who is affected

  • Icelandic speakers
  • Minority communities
  • Readers of date lists

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; UNESCO and Iceland own the observances they declare.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185405 - registry parent class

related

  • November - month
  • November 15 - 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-16
  • Wikidata: Q3029 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3029)
  • ISO 8601: --11-16 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 320 or 321 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 45 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 16 November or November 16
  • ISO format --11-16
  • 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 Q3029: November 16 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: November 16 - 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-q3029/spec.json