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+i propose to log the irc channel #openstack-trove.
+
+This will help us go back in history and find answers
+for things we have already answered and help when
+people go on a dreaded vacation. Or when people decide
+to travel 4 wednesdays in a row for work...
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+https://review.openstack.org/#/c/47900/
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+Vote results: 13 votes. 13 for, 0 against.
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