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Merge pull request #20 from jwfraustro/TIME-clarification
Add clarification of default TIME behavior
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If no \textbf{TIME} parameter is provided, a service \textbf{MAY} apply a default
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time range for which it can confidently provide valid results.
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A client \textbf{MAY} request observability data for a longer time range;
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however, a service \textbf{MAY} impose a maximum allowable future time
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range beyond which results are not returned.
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A service \textbf{SHOULD} only return results for which it has reasonable
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confidence in the validity of the computed observability.
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See \textit{Successful Response} section for more info about valid
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VOTable res\-pon\-ses.
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