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docs/schemas: Journal timestamps *are* trustworthy as UTC

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@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ Each `message` object must have, at bare minimum:
doing this properly. Do not claim 'Z' whilst actually using a local time
that is offset from UTC.
If you are only utilising Journal-sourced data then simply using the
value from there should be sufficient as the PC game client is meant to
always be correctly citing UTC for this. Indeed it has been observed,
in the Odyssey 4.0.0.1002 client, that with the Windows clock behind UTC
by 21 seconds both the in-game UI clock *and* the Journal event
timestamps are still properly UTC to the nearest second.
Listeners MAY make decisions on accepting data based on this time stamp,
i.e. "too old".
2. At least one other key/value pair representing the data. In general there