Don't no-op changes ------------------- At first glance it may seem correct to no-op a change where the state is: { name: william } with a "delete name; add name william". However, this doesn't express the full possibities of the replication topology in the system. The follow events could occur: :: DB 1 DB 2 ---- ---- n: w del: name n: l del: name n: w The events of DB 1 seem correct in isolation, to no-op the del and re-add, however when the changelogs will be replayed, they will then cause the events of DB2 to be the final state - whet the timing of events on DB 1 should actually be the final state.