Quote Originally Posted by AussieGiant
* I think we need to keep in mind that with these "time in rank" issues we have a "tracking" requirement.

Who is going to keep track of these in order to ensure the ranking structure works? Will it be one person in a centralised format (ie PK and his voting influence tracking system in KotR) or will it be a player requirement to keep track of your own situation...assuming of course no one makes a mistake and 20 years later a Duke should not have been a Duke because someone made a small error in the ranking rules? In the decentralised format you have to assume that all players understand the ranking rules entirely and make no errors.
I recommend we require people to put the turn that they raise in rank in the SOT. That way, you can just glance at the SOT and see who has "served their time".