Originally posted by Bagricula
Question: Can debt be forgiven? Can for instance I forgive Russia's debt to the Palatinate? If so what would the effects be?
A tricky one, Bagric, because if we allowed players to waive outstanding loans as a rule, unscrupulous players (not your good self, of course

) would use it as a means of donating cash without having to suffer the negative effects of waiting for it to be repaid.
Since you've gone to the trouble of asking, I think it'd be OK if you waived this one loan, although when you post confirmation of it in Nat Stats, can you make a point of saying that it's a special case OKed by the mods, please?
Crazy C, for it is he,
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sorry to be a hassle, but things for the Mamelukes are kind of on standby until further notice about the major-minor applicants comes.
Castille has gone to DLR, but... lemme see... that still leaves Venice, Poland and Lithuania, IIRC.
To be honest, CC, I'm not 100% sure about the other applicants' suitability for the big majors. You've been around for a while, and staying power is always something that impresses me. But I've got to be honest, mate, you've not the world's most prolific poster. Can you give a cast-iron guarantee that you'll be more active if you were to get a role closer to the action?
My other concern is that if you ditch the Mamelukes and take on one of the major Christian blocs, that it'd damage the status quo we've got between Islam and Christianity. If you think you can take on a role like Ven, Lith or Pol, could you first please resolve any of the loose ends you have as the Mamelukes?
Josef
