Add note to span examples not representing a particular JSON format (#…

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open-telemetry · Apr 23, 2024 · d40a890 · d40a890
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@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ sophisticated mesh of services, traces are essential to understanding the full
 
 Let's explore this with three units of work, represented as [Spans](#spans):
 
+{{% alert title="Note" %}}
+
+The following JSON examples do not represent a specific format, and especially
+not [OTLP/JSON](/docs/specs/otlp/#json-protobuf-encoding), which is more
+verbose.
+
+{{% /alert %}}
+
 `hello` span:
 
 ```json