Do you see anything preventing you from holding the post at least 4 years?

Master Aleksandr Ruslanovich and Lady Morwenna Westerne (other question responses)
Mistress Caitlin Davies and Master Justin du Coeur (other question responses)
Lord Diego Mundoz and Lady Godith Anyon (other question responses)
Lady Emmanuelle de Chenonceaux and Master Seamus Donn (other question responses)
Mistress Gwendolyn of Middlemarch and Lord Kali Harlansson of Gotland (other question responses)
Seigneur Jehan du Lac (other question responses)
Master John McGuire (other question responses)
Shi Hua Fu and Lady Yelizaveta Medvedeva (other question responses)

Master Aleksandr Ruslanovich and Lady Morwenna Westerne :

We can't see anything keeping us from holding the position for at least four years. We recently bought a lovely house in the barony, there is zero chance of either one of us getting transferred for work, and we're not planning on moving out of the area. We have well-established lives here.

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Mistress Caitlin Davies :

I don't see any reason why Justin and I couldn't, or wouldn't, hold the office for at least four years. We're thinking around 5 years, give or take, but have no explicit term in mind.

Master Justin du Coeur :

On the more pointed question, which seems the more pertinent one: we haven't made any real decisions about how long we'd like to hold the job, but five years seems to be a fairly sensible stretch. I have to admire Aquel and Johanna for deciding to step down *before* burning out - -- it shows uncommon wisdom, and it's a good lesson.

And no, I don't see any reason why we couldn't hold the posts for that long. I plan on watching and pacing myself to avoid quick burnout, and have no intention of taking on any other tasks that would get in the way...

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Lady Godith Anyon :

Asteroid strike? We're pretty well settled in our lives. I expect we'll get burned out after five years or so; that seems to be a fairly standard interval.

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Lady Emmanuelle de Chenonceaux :

I feel uncomfortable making gusrantees about what will happen in the future. I can make a commitment of three years, and don't see myself serving for much more than five.

Master Seamus Donn :

Three years would be my minimum. Five years would be my maximum. I wouldn't have accepted if I wasn't prepared to commit for at least three years. I think doing it more than five years would deny the chance of service for other worthy gentles.

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Mistress Gwendolyn of Middlemarch :

My current expectation is to hold the post about 5 years. This is only a guess based on my perception of the post at this time. My perceptions may radically alter when I am actually in the post.

Lord Kali Harlansson of Gotland :

Your question is ambiguous: do you mean if I now know of anything preventing? (no I don't), or if I can imagine anything that could prevent? (yes I can).

So I'll answer your constituent's instead: Gwendolyn and I have no particular duration in mind. We do intend to stay in office more than two years (Fate willing, of course) - we believe we'd only really have found our style and be hitting our stride in our second year. On the other end, I gave up the seneschal's position after five years, and that felt about right, and Aquel & Johanna are giving up the Coronet after six, and *that* feels about right, so five or six years seems likely. BUT, anyone who comes around after 4 years 11 months and starts asking impertinent questions will suffer The Displeasure Of The Coronet (that's just Kali talking, not Gwendolyn, she'd never say anything like that).

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Seigneur Jehan du Lac :

I expect to make a commitment for at least five years. As much as baronial elections are a pain, I think it is good to get new blood in periodically. Like George Washington's voluntary stepping down after 2 terms, Johanna & Aquel are giving us the opportunity to strengthen and have confidence in our process. I think they are setting a good precedent.

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Master John McGuire :

Not offhand. I came into this planning on being willing to do a run of at least 5 years. Any sooner just seems to soon to go through the whole election process again.

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Shi Hua Fu and Lady Yelizaveta Medvedeva :

If chosen, we intend to serve approximately 5 years. Change can be good, but there's a need for continuity that a lesser term wouldn't fill. We also wouldn't want to put the barony through this process more often than that.

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