{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T09:19:33Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 17.9, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a094e9-4193-7af0-a192-25ef3d076338\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"ACT.ACT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q2298409/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.drop-goal", "name": "drop goal", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise a drop-goal attempt, evaluate its outcome under the applicable sporting rules, and distinguish an awarded drop goal from other goals and kicks.", "definition": "A drop goal is a goal scored during open play in rugby union or rugby league by dropping the ball onto the ground and kicking it as it rises from the bounce so that it passes over the opponents' crossbar between the goalposts.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the drop-goal-specific action and scoring outcome in rugby union and rugby league; it extends the broader goal concept through drop-kick execution, play context and code-dependent adjudication.", "in_scope": [ "The relationship between a drop-goal attempt and an awarded drop goal", "Drop-kick execution and observable ball trajectory", "Sporting code, competition and rule edition governing eligibility", "Immediate match circumstances affecting the attempt", "Awarded points and the resulting match-state transition" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The general concept of a goal across sports", "Drop kicks used for restarts or purposes other than attempting a goal", "Penalty-goal and conversion procedures as independent scoring actions", "Complete match, team and player models", "Goalpost construction and playing-field engineering" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "The registry label denotes a rugby scoring action rather than an instruction to abandon an objective.", "The kick involves dropping the ball to the ground and kicking it on its rebound, distinguishing its execution from a punt or a place kick.", "A drop kick alone is insufficient: evidence must establish a goal attempt in a context eligible for a drop goal under the governing rules.", "An awarded drop goal requires the applicable scoring conditions and adjudication; an attempted or apparently successful kick is recorded separately.", "The narrower model adds execution and eligibility tests to the broader goal concept without treating every scoring kick as a drop goal." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Governing rules", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Sporting code, competition, rule edition and effective date", "why_it_matters": "Eligibility, scoring value and procedures must be evaluated within an identified ruleset." }, { "name": "Drop-kick execution", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Confirmed rebound contact; contrary evidence; inconclusive", "why_it_matters": "The ball-ground-foot sequence distinguishes the required technique from other kicks." }, { "name": "Attempt context", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Open play; penalty sequence; conversion sequence; restart sequence; other; uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Similar kicking techniques can serve different actions and receive different classifications." }, { "name": "Kick location", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Field coordinates in metres, with field orientation and uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Location supports trajectory assessment and any location-dependent rule or scoring distinction." }, { "name": "Adjudication status", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Unresolved; awarded; not awarded; under review; revised", "why_it_matters": "Observed execution and trajectory do not by themselves establish the official scoring outcome." }, { "name": "Awarded points", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Points, or unresolved pending adjudication", "why_it_matters": "The score change must follow the applicable rule and decision rather than a universal assumed value." }, { "name": "Match-state transition", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Linked match states immediately before and after the adjudicated attempt", "why_it_matters": "The result affects score, possession, continuation or restart, and potentially match completion." } ], "affordances": [ "Classify a recorded kick as a candidate drop-goal attempt and identify missing evidence.", "Evaluate execution and contextual eligibility against a cited governing rule.", "Separate an observed trajectory from an official scoring decision.", "Calculate an awarded score change once rules and adjudication are established.", "Identify the permitted continuation or restart following the outcome.", "Compare a prospective drop-goal attempt with other immediate play options using explicit uncertainty." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain the drop goal, how it is scored in rugby union and league, and its tactical use.", "Report drop goals in match records from official sources." ], "must_not": [ "Misreport the points value by confusing the rules of rugby union and rugby league.", "Report unconfirmed scores as official.", "Assist spot-fixing or betting fraud on scoring events." ], "requires_human": [ "Publishing allegations of match-fixing tied to scoring events." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Accurate scoring records matter to players, teams and fair competition." ], "affected_parties": [ "Players", "Teams", "Supporters" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the play; the governing bodies of each rugby code set its rules.", "master_systems": [] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "A drop goal is attempted during open play in rugby union or rugby league to score through the opponents' goal.", "It is used when a player judges that the field position, available space and match situation favor a scoring kick.", "Officials and analysts distinguish it from tries, conversions and penalty goals when recording the score." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The Laws of the Game issued by World Rugby govern the definition, validity and scoring of drop goals in rugby union.", "The International Laws of the Game issued by International Rugby League govern drop goals in rugby league, subject to applicable competition variations." ], "visual_identification": [ "The kicker releases the ball onto the ground and strikes it after it bounces, unlike a punt struck before ground contact.", "The attempt occurs during open play rather than as a conversion or a penalty kick at goal.", "A successful attempt sends the ball above the crossbar and between the opponents' goalposts, with the award confirmed by an official." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Contesting or attempting the kick can expose players to collisions and falls.", "An unsuccessful attempt can surrender possession or leave the kicking team poorly positioned to defend.", "Misidentifying the kick type or applying the wrong competition rules can produce an incorrect scoring decision." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q2298409: drop goal", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2298409", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Drop goal", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_goal", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "drop-goal-identity", "name": "Drop-goal identity", "description": "Establishes what the registry entry denotes and which observed actions qualify for consideration.", "rationale": "The entry has no definition, and neither the word goal nor the use of a drop kick uniquely identifies a drop goal.", "layers": [ { "id": "sporting-meaning", "name": "Sporting meaning", "description": "Anchors the label to its sporting use and its relationship to the broader goal concept.", "findings": [ { "id": "registry-meaning-and-parent", "name": "Registry meaning and parent", "description": "Record evidence for the intended sporting sense and identify which properties are inherited from the broader goal model.", "questions": [ { "text": "What registry provenance establishes that drop goal denotes the rugby scoring action?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "registry-meaning-and-parent-q01" }, { "text": "Which properties distinguish drop goal from the broader registered thing goal?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "registry-meaning-and-parent-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "attempt-versus-award", "name": "Attempt versus award", "description": "Separates the attempted action from a recognised scoring result.", "findings": [ { "id": "event-classification", "name": "Event classification", "description": "Represent whether the evidence concerns an intended attempt, an executed kick or an awarded drop goal.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence distinguishes a goal attempt from a tactical drop kick with another purpose?", "kind": "definition", "id": "event-classification-q01" }, { "text": "Does the source record an attempt, an apparent success or an officially awarded drop goal?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "event-classification-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "drop-kick-and-flight", "name": "Drop kick and flight", "description": "Captures the physical evidence needed to assess the kicking technique and passage toward the goal.", "rationale": "Drop-goal recognition depends on a specific execution sequence and scoring trajectory, not merely the final position of the ball.", "layers": [ { "id": "release-bounce-contact", "name": "Release, bounce and contact", "description": "Examines the temporal relationship between release, ground contact and foot contact.", "findings": [ { "id": "rebound-kick-evidence", "name": "Rebound-kick evidence", "description": "Record whether observation supports the required drop-kick sequence and where visibility limits the conclusion.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does available evidence show the ball contacting the ground before the foot strikes it on the rebound?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "rebound-kick-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which execution details would classify this kick as a punt, place kick or invalid drop-kick attempt instead?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "rebound-kick-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "goal-crossing", "name": "Goal crossing", "description": "Assesses the flight relative to the scoring opening and any intervening contacts.", "findings": [ { "id": "trajectory-and-interference", "name": "Trajectory and interference", "description": "Record the ball's passage relative to the posts and crossbar, including contacts relevant to the governing rule.", "questions": [ { "text": "What observation establishes the ball's passage relative to the uprights and crossbar?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "trajectory-and-interference-q01" }, { "text": "Did a player, the ground or another object contact the ball after the kick, and how does the applicable rule treat that contact?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "trajectory-and-interference-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "eligibility-and-award", "name": "Eligibility and award", "description": "Connects the attempt to the governing rules and authoritative decision.", "rationale": "Correct technique and an apparent scoring trajectory cannot settle every contextual restriction or official outcome.", "layers": [ { "id": "code-and-play-context", "name": "Code and play context", "description": "Identifies the ruleset and circumstances controlling whether the action can count as a drop goal.", "findings": [ { "id": "contextual-eligibility", "name": "Contextual eligibility", "description": "Record the sporting code, rule version and preceding play needed to assess eligibility.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which official rule edition and competition variations govern this attempt?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "contextual-eligibility-q01" }, { "text": "Do the preceding restart, sanction, advantage or possession sequence impose conditions on scoring a drop goal here?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "contextual-eligibility-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "decision-and-score", "name": "Decision and score", "description": "Records the official outcome and derives the points attributable to it.", "findings": [ { "id": "authoritative-award", "name": "Authoritative award", "description": "Keep the decision, supporting authority and awarded value distinct from an analyst's assessment.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which official signal, decision or match record establishes whether the drop goal was awarded?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "authoritative-award-q01" }, { "text": "How many points does the governing rule award for this kick's location and circumstances?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "authoritative-award-q02" }, { "text": "How should the recorded outcome change if an official review revises the decision?", "kind": "action", "id": "authoritative-award-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "match-consequences-and-choice", "name": "Match consequences and choice", "description": "Relates a prospective or completed attempt to immediate match decisions.", "rationale": "An agent needs to understand both what follows the attempt and when attempting one serves the current sporting objective.", "layers": [ { "id": "outcome-transition", "name": "Outcome transition", "description": "Determines the immediate consequences of an awarded, missed, blocked or otherwise unsuccessful attempt.", "findings": [ { "id": "continuation-after-attempt", "name": "Continuation after attempt", "description": "Connect the adjudicated outcome and final ball state to the next permitted phase of play.", "questions": [ { "text": "Given the outcome and where the ball finishes, what continuation or restart does the applicable rule require?", "kind": "action", "id": "continuation-after-attempt-q01" }, { "text": "How does the attempt change the score margin, possession and remaining opportunity to play?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "continuation-after-attempt-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "attempt-selection", "name": "Attempt selection", "description": "Supports contextual assessment of whether to attempt a drop goal.", "findings": [ { "id": "situational-value", "name": "Situational value", "description": "Assess the scoring opportunity against immediate alternatives using match circumstances and evidence about execution likelihood.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do score margin, time remaining, field position and defensive pressure affect the value of attempting a drop goal now?", "kind": "action", "id": "situational-value-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence supports the estimated success probability for this kicker, distance, angle and pressure?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "situational-value-q02" }, { "text": "Which available alternative action offers a better expected match outcome under the stated assumptions?", "kind": "action", "id": "situational-value-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The registry supplies no sense; this description assumes the rugby scoring meaning.", "Competition-specific points values and long-distance eligibility rules should be checked against the applicable edition of the laws.", "This account is based on recall; no sources were consulted." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Rugby union drop goal", "Rugby league drop goal" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation", "name": "Standards and regulation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "World Rugby Laws of the Game govern drop goals in rugby union.", "International Rugby League Laws of the Game govern drop goals in rugby league, with competition-specific variations." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Scoring from open play when a try appears difficult to obtain.", "Taking a scoring opportunity when defenders leave space for a kicker.", "Breaking a tie or extending a narrow lead late in a match." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Score awarded in rugby union", "typical_range": "3", "unit": "points" }, { "quantity": "Score awarded in rugby league", "typical_range": "Usually 1; some competitions award 2 for qualifying long-distance kicks", "unit": "points" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The kick goes wide of the posts or fails to clear the crossbar.", "A defender charges down the kick.", "Poor control of the drop or bounce prevents a valid or accurate kick.", "An unsuccessful attempt can surrender possession and create a counterattacking opportunity." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "In rugby league, especially in Australia, a drop goal is commonly called a field goal.", "Some rugby league competitions distinguish long-distance field goals through a higher points award." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "goal", "difference": "Goal is the broader scoring concept; a drop goal specifies a particular kicking technique and open-play context." }, { "name": "drop kick", "difference": "A drop kick is the technique; it need not be an attempt at goal or result in a score." }, { "name": "penalty goal", "difference": "A penalty goal follows a penalty award, whereas a drop goal is scored during open play." }, { "name": "conversion", "difference": "A conversion is a scoring attempt awarded after a try; a drop goal requires no preceding try." }, { "name": "try", "difference": "A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opponents' in-goal area rather than kicking it through the posts." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of drop goal this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry provenance confirm the rugby meaning, and does the entry cover both rugby union and rugby league?", "Does an existing world model already own drop goal or the relevant goal specialisation, requiring a link instead of a separate publication?", "Which official rule editions and competition variations must be researched for scoring values, location conditions and contextual restrictions?", "How should code-specific terms such as field goal map to this entry without merging distinct historical or sporting meanings?", "What minimum evidence is sufficient to classify an attempt when intent, rebound contact or the official decision is unavailable?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 16, "questions": 26 } }