Hello old friend! I don't need to hear anymore, you have my vote

I will take this opportunity to publicly announce I will not be running for Applications Minister this term.

I wish my successor the best of luck

Atheris has been approved for entry to Candarion

Liege offers may now commence

The Applications Ministry Approves

Id like to propose 'yeoman' or 'Gentry' instead as I think it better reflects the position, being a free man who owns his own land, but is not a noble

On the face of it I see no problem with this . Outside of reducing Count requirements, this is the only way to even it up

I like the idea of a minimum time in game for getting the noble rank. Im unsure if 45 days is the right number however. Its roughly 6 weeks which lines up nicely with the time others have taken at the fastest extreme in the past so I guess its not a bad starting point.

Im not a fan of the name 'Courtier', but otherwise im on board with the proposal

Part of the problem which sparked this issue was people with ranks they 'havent earned' due to being grandfathered in. By increasing the requirements and saying people keep their rank based on previous builds, how long will it before a vocal group start complaining about the dukes who havent built up enough to meet the new requirements?

As I see it we need to rethink what we want from people to rank up. Theres other stuff we could put into this which is currently being ignored, such as community presence/involvement and ministerial experience.

Im still not a fan of the wonders idea. Anything is culturally significant if I give it a story. Can i just say that the road outside of town is an important landmark and say thats a wonder? Its too vague and contextual, something a lot of people here have problems with

Im in favour of setting aside some time in advance. If theres any work to be done come December then it will atleast give us a head start