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Merge pull request #475 from influxdata/update/line-protocol 

Added a note to line protocol doc recommending timestamps
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@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ The Unix nanosecond timestamp for the data point.
InfluxDB accepts one timestamp per point.
If no timestamp is provided, InfluxDB uses the system time (UTC) of its host machine.
_**Data type:** [Unix timestamp](#unix-timestamp)_
_**Data type:** [Unix timestamp](#unix-timestamp)_
{{% note %}}
To ensure a data point includes the time a metric is observed (not received by InfluxDB),
include the timestamp.
{{% /note %}}
{{% note %}}
_Use the default nanosecond precision timestamp or specify an alternative precision